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Somebody Needs to Do Something About That Monster

Published
Feb 2024
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General Fiction General Fiction
Pages
40

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A silly and ironic twist on “The Little Dutch Boy,” featuring a charmingly unaware monster who just wants to be kind and make a differenceMerv is a nice monster. He sits outside the village, snacking on plants and blissfully minding his own business. Until…the villagers start complaining about “that monster.”Merv assumes they must be talking about somebody else and decides to go take care of that nuisance himself! He asks for help from the witches, the troll under the bridge, and even the unicorns. But their assistance comes with strings attached, and poor Merv isn’t ready to meet their demands.Will Merv return to the village a failure, or might he have been helping everyone all along?Nominated for the Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award!

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First Edition Feb 2024 Holiday House ISBN 1682636100
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