Title: Groggle’s Monster Valentine
Author: Diane Murray
Illustrator: Bats Langley
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Publication Date: January 17, 2017
Genre/Format: Picture Book
Ages: 3-6
Synopsis:
Groggle has been up all night making a Valentine’s Day card. This isn’t just any Valentine, though, and it has to be perfect – it’s for Snarlina, his beast friend in the whole wide world!
Searching in the dark forest, he finds just the right heart-shaped leaves. He collects some bog slime and quirts everything he wants to say in bold, gooey letters. Groggle’s creation looks horribly good. But there’s just one problem- gobble, crunch, crunch, slurp! he has a monster Appetite!
Groggle tries again, this time writing poem after poem to make sure he has some extras just in case. He picks skunk flowers, carefully ties on snake bows, and sprinkles shiny beetle glitter. he decorates each card with care. But…gobble, crunch, crunch, slurp! Groggle’s monster impulses foil his efforts and he’s running out of time!
Will Groggle ever be able to tive his toothsome,stomping, monstrous friend Snarlina a Valentine? Find out in this monster of a tale!
About the Author: Diana Murray
Diana Murray is a poet and picture book author whos other books include City Shapes, Grimelda: The Very Messy Witch, and Ned the Knitting Pirate. Diana’s award-winning children’s poems have appeared in many magazines, such as Highlights and Spider. She lives in New York City with her husband, and two very messy children, and a motley crew of lizards, snails, and fish.
About the Illustrator:Bats Langley
Bats Langley grew up in Wolcott, Connecticut, and attended the Rhode Island School of Design. His art has been shown in galleries in New York City, Los Angeles, and Hangzhou, China, and has even been displayed in the United States Capitol building. Mr. Langley has also been a regular contributor to Ladybug and Spider magazines. This is his first picture book. He resides in New York, New York.
My Thoughts:
Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes a super fun book that kids are sure to love! Groggle’s Monster Valentine is about a little monster named Groggle that wants to make a special Valentine for his beast friend, Snarlina. Problem is, he can’t help but eat all the Valentine’s that he creates for her! Every one that he makes, he ends up eating. He even makes extras just in case. Will he ever be able to deliver his beast friend a Valentine?
This book had my boys laughing the entire time, and the illustrations are amazing!
Groggle’s Monster Valentine can be found at your local book retailer or online at stores like Amazon.
