In a world of concrete and garbage a little boy finds a great treasure and builds a monster to guard it from thieves. The monster not only guards the treasure but shows the boy and the thieves how to make life bloom.

This is a children's picture book.

I have such a soft spot for these new "cool" illustrators. This wild style of drawing makes the story pop to life and the message is a great one for little urbanites.

This is sort of Golem story. The monster saves the treasure (seeds) but teaches the boy how to plant the seeds and bring back life to the city. The wild illustrations were a turn off to some of my first graders, but was so exciting to many others. ( )

Read Me!!
cool almost-creepy illustrations and a simple but not simplistic moral. Also a free bookmark in the hardcover. ( )

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