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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2005
PreS-Gr 1 Leonardo is a terrible monster - -terrible - as in he can't scare anybody. He's not big, doesn't have hundreds of teeth, and isn't even weird. So one day he comes up with an idea: -He would find the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world -&and scare the tuna salad out of him! - After much research, he chooses Sam, sneaks up on him, and -[gives] it all he [has]. - When the boy cries, Leonardo is convinced that he is a success. But Sam proceeds to recite a litany of wrong...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2005
Leonardo the monster can't scare anyone—and it's true, he's more cute than terrifying. Dejected but not defeated, Leonardo decides to find "the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world" and frighten "the tuna salad out of him." Willems's story plays out like a theatrical performance on tall, uncluttered, muted-color pages. The ornamental, circus-poster-...Log In or Sign Up to Read More