Marisol McDonald and the Monster / Marisol McDonald y el monstruo

By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
Hardcover: $19.95

Bilingual English/Spanish. Free-spirited Marisol confronts her fear of monsters and unfamiliar nighttime noises.

Description

Marisol McDonald loves words that begin with the letter m-except the word monster. Monsters are scary, with big eyes, wild fur, pointy claws, and sharp teeth. One night, when Marisol hears loud bumps under her bed, she is immediately convinced that a monster is making the noise. Checking under the bed does not reveal a monster, but night after night, the bumps continue. When the bumps become especially loud one night, Marisol bravely leads the charge downstairs to find the cause. Turns out the monster making noise under Marisol’s bed does have eyes and fur and teeth, but it isn’t scary at all. It’s her dog, Kitty, playing ball against the kitchen wall.

Monica Brown and Sara Palacios once again bring Marisol McDonald to life. With her orange-red hair, golden-brown skin, and endearing individuality, Peruvian-Scottish-American Marisol learns to face her fears in this empowering story of harnessing the imagination and conquering nighttime monsters.

About the Creators

Monica Brown

Monica Brown is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children, including Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/no combina, Sharuko, Maya's Blanket/la manta de Maya, Waiting for the Biblioburro, Frida and Her Animalitos, and El Cuarto Turquesa/The Turquoise Room, as well as the Lola Levine chapter book series, among many others. She is the recipient of the Christopher Award, two Américas Awards, and multiple starred reviews. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has appeared in the NYTimes, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered. When not writing for children, Brown serves as a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, where she teaches about US Latino and multicultural literature. Brown lives with her family in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her website is monicabrown.net.

Sara Palacios

Sara Palacios was born in Mexico City. She holds degrees in Graphic Design, Illustration, and Digital Graphic Techniques, and is pursuing her MFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She divides her time between Mexico City and San Francisco, California. Her website is sarapalacios.com.

Awards

  • CCBC Choices

    Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

  • Junior Library Guild Selection

    Junior Library Guild

Reviews

  • "A must-have for all collections."

    - School Library Journal
  • "Fans of the Marisol McDonald series will welcome their imaginative friend in this latest addition... This lively bilingual story is, in true Monica Brown style, both universal and culturally specific, highlighting an interracial, bicultural family and a common childhood fear."

    - Booklist
  • "Monica Brown's latest bilingual book featuring Marisol McDonald will delight children and bring a chorus of thanks from teachers and parents working with Spanish learners."

    - Spanish Playground
  • "Every single award this series has gathered is very well deserved!"

    - Midwest Book Review

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9780892393268
  • Price $19.95
  • Publication Date May 15, 2016
  • Trim Size 9.9 × 8.5 × 0.4 in
  • Weight 0.8125 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Interests

  • Imprint Children's Book Press
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Imagination & Play
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Monsters
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Hispanic & Latino
  • Themes Bilingual, Biracial / Multiracial, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Conflict resolution, Courage, Families, Fiction, Games / Toys, Home, Imagination, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Overcoming Obstacles, Persistence / Grit, Realistic Fiction
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 8
  • Grade Range Grades K - 3
  • Guided Reading L
  • Spanish Guided Reading M
  • ATOS Book Level 3.2
  • DRA 28
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 570
  • Lexile Measurement AD570L
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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