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Two Monsters

Book Synopsis

Two monsters live on either side of a mountain. Sometimes they talk through the hole in the mountain, but they never see each other. One evening, they get into a silly argument about whether day is departing or night is arriving, which escalates into a rock throwing fight, which eventually destroys the mountain, and enables the monsters to see each other’s point of view and live together as friends.

Our Review Panel says...

Two Monsters, a fun picture book by the creator of Not Now Bernard, is an important story about learning to respect other people’s viewpoints. Two monsters that live on either side of a mountain can hear each other but not see each other. One day they argue about whether day is departing or night is arriving. As their argument gets out of hand, they throw rocks and destroy their mountain until finally they are able to respect each other’s point of view and live peacefully together.