MARIE-LOUISE GAY has achieved international acclaim as an author and illustrator of children’s books. She has won many awards, including two Governor General’s awards, the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Vicky Metcalf Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She has also been nominated for the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Marie-Louise’s very popular Stella and Sam series has been translated into more than fifteen languages and is loved by children all over the world. Her recent books include Any Questions? and Short Stories for Little Monsters. She lives in Montreal. marielouisegay.com

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• Commended, Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year
• Commended, Bank Street College of Education Best Children‚Äôs Book of the Year
• Short-listed, Governor General's Literary Award, Young People's Literature - Illustrated Books
• Short-listed, Governor General's Literary Award, Young People's Literature — Illustrated Books
• Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens
• Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens

Original, inventive, pore-overable, and child-pleasing; it's well worth being deemed a "little monster" to be the audience for this book.

Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW

In these comics-style snapshots of whimsy, Gay lets children and other creatures break the rules of ordinary life. … Imagination makes the strangest things possible.

Publishers Weekly

Silly and funny and unique, graced with the fabulous illustrations by Marie-Louise Gay.

Youth Services Book Review, STARRED REVIEW

Don’t be surprised if this one becomes a dog-eared favorite in your child’s bedroom or your school library or classroom. It’s smart, funny, entertaining, and eminently browse-able. More picture books like this, please.

Kirkus Reviews

Gay's whimsical artwork is always a treat.… Little ones will appreciate the bite-size nature of these playful stories and gentle jokes, as well as the riotous spreads packed with lively details.

Booklist

A whimsical, attractive, and unique book.

CM Magazine

Fans of Louis Sachar's Wayside School stories and Shel Silverstein's repertoire of drawings will delight as this picture book joins their ranks.

Kirkus Reviews

This volume is worth reading multiple times to enjoy the humor and to revisit the witty illustrations and snappy dialogue.

School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW