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The big ugly monster and the little stone rabbit
By Wormell, Christopher
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37592-891-8
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2004
PreS-Gr 2 The premise of this story is a bit troubling. The omniscient narrator tells readers that once there was a big monster that lived in a cave. He was so ugly that birds and animals fled, the grass withered, and the trees shed their leaves in his presence. His supreme ugliness left him with only the rocks for company. This much-misunderstood, lonely creature began to craft animals out of stone, but they cracked to pieces when he smiled upon them. That is, all except a small stone rabbit that ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
