Although black and white may seem quite simple, the level of detail in these magnificent drawings are beyond anything I have ever seen in a picture book. JSL immediately was intrigued with the very different style of illustrations from Cramer. JSL, 5, and I read Marlow and the Monster together and we both really enjoyed it. She helps him to see the truth behind the monster and how he is not really that bad. Eventually, Marlow figures out something to do that involves his little sister Sarah. Of course, nobody sees the monster who continues to bother Marlow. The monster keeps pestering Marlow and hides when he calls his mother to come help. Marlow is a young boy who seems rather annoyed when a colorful monster keeps coming to his room. Marlow and the Monster – Written and illustrated by Sharon Cramer – Talking Bird Books – August 2012 – ISBN 9780983943716 – Hardcover 40 pages – $14.95 (Also eBook of Marlow and the Monster available) Author and illustrator Sharon Cramer’s granddaughter and a familiar Disney monster movie were the inspiration for her latest book Marlow and the Monster. Did you ever have a monster under your bed, in your closest, or in another location in your room? Perhaps you did not, but maybe a child in your life has this fear.
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