Groggle's Monster Valentine (Groggle #1)

by Diana Murray (Author) Bats Langley (Illustrator)

Groggle's Monster Valentine (Groggle #1)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Groggle

The perfect illustrated story for boys and girls and parents to create special Valentine's Day memories.

Groggle has been up all night making a Valentine's Day card. This isn't just any Valentine, though, and it has to be perfect--it's for Snarlina, his beast friend in the whole wide world. Searching in the dark forest, he finds just the right heart-shaped leaves. He collects some bog slime and squirts everything he wants to say in bold, gooey letters. Groggle's creation looks horribly good. But there's just one problem--gobble, crunch, crunch, slurp! He has a monster appetite! Groggle tries again, this time writing poem after poem to make sure he has some extras just in case. He picks skunk flowers, carefully ties on snake bows, and sprinkles shiny beetle glitter. He decorates each card with care. But . . . gobble, crunch, crunch, slurp! Groggle's monster impulses foil his efforts and he's run out of time. Will Groggle ever be able to give his toothsome, stomping, monstrous friend Snarlina a Valentine? Find out in this monster of a tale.

Fans of Rachel Bright's The Love Monster series or David Ezra Stein's Dinosaur Kisses will fall in love with Groggle and his Snarlina!

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Review quotes

"Vibrant drawings, drenched in deep purples, blues and pinks, create a fantastical atmosphere filled with clever details. Groggle's hilarious antics, along with lots-to-look-at art, make this a page-turner your little monster will delight in." —Mia Geiger, Washington Post
Diana Murray
DIANA MURRAY is the author of the Little Golden Book Firehouse Rainbow: A Story About Colors and Heroes, as well as the bestselling Unicorn Day series, and many other picture books and beginning readers. Diana is a first-generation immigrant who grew up in New York City. She still lives nearby with her husband, two children, and a dog who loves trips to the beach.

ALEXANDRA BYE works as a freelance illustrator specializing in fun, colorful illustrations for a variety of media such as advertising, animation, licensing, editorial, and children's publications. Her work reflects the energy she is inspired by from friends, family and her flourishing New England community. In her free time she enjoys mountain biking, Nordic ski racing, trail running, paddle boarding, camping, Jiu Jitsu, yoga, reading, cooking and hiking in the White Mountains with her fiancé, Alex, and their dog, Oliver.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781510705081
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Sky Pony
Publication date
January 20, 2017
Series
Groggle
BISAC categories
JUV039060 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
JUV017070 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Valentine's Day
JUV052000 - Juvenile Fiction | Monsters
Library of Congress categories
Friendship
Friendship in children
Monsters
Best friends
Valentine's Day

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