Jeremy Draws a Monster - Hardcover

McCarty, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805069348 ISBN 13: 9780805069341

Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2009

Synopsis

Jeremy draws a monster . . . but he doesn't expect it to be bored and hungry--and bossy. With a sure artistic touch and more than a dose of humor, McCarty cleverly blurs the line between his own drawings and Jeremy's, and in doing so subtly questions the line between reality and imagination. Full color.

About this title

Review:

"Tired of having only imaginary companions, Jeremy seeks out real friends, in this marvelous and comic tale of the consolations and limits of our imaginations." --New York Times Book Review

"With simplicity and quiet depth, a boy creates a challenge and meets it... Neat and unassuming." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"Both story and illustration leave lots of room for speculation and discussion; children will love to pore over the endpapers, as well." --School Library Journal, Starred Review

"The finely rendered pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations skillfully delineate characters and objects, which stand out against full-page white spaces, most impressively with the blue, blobby, squiggly, horned monster himself. A topnotch Harold and the Purple Crayon for a new generation." --Booklist

"[An] inventive story with fabulous illustrations." --San Francisco Chronicle

About the Author:

PETER MCCARTY is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including Fabian Escapes, Moon Plane, and T Is for Terrible, as well as Hondo & Fabian, a Caldecott Honor Book. He lives with his family in upstate New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0805069348
• ISBN 13: 9780805069341
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32