Sally And The Something by George O'Connor.
This book appealed to me from the library racks because of the cute illustration on the front cover that implied a monster. It was close to Halloween when we checked it out, and D has been into monsters because of his new-found love of the movie Monsters, Inc. The graphics looked vintage - which always draw me in.
Sally is a little girl that is bored and so she goes to the pond to go fishing. After waiting a creepy green monster slithers its way on the dock and the little girl, instead of running away screaming, says "COOL!" and is excited the "something" is not boring.
They try to play Sally's favorite games like tea party and the something's favorite games like snail races...but neither are interested in the other's pastimes. So they compromise and do some things they both might enjoy - like a burping contest and leapfrog.
When Sally realizes he's tired she takes him home to his dad - and she returns home to rave about her new friend, who's "really something".
It's just a cute read from the get-go. Yes it's written about a little girl, but it's a perfect book for little boys. It teaches, in my opinion, the idea of not being afraid or judging something on appearance. This 'something' is Sally's new favorite friend - and it shows that so many people could be dear friends if they looked past the surface and tried to compromise. Plus a weird monster always makes for a funny literary journey.
Loved it. D loved it. It went on our wishlist too.
Man - how many books can Santa buy without it being weird? I have no clue when we'll get around to purchasing all these books.
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