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★ An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year SelectionThe talented creators of I Will Chomp You! brilliantly frame the struggle to buck stereotypes and learn empathy in this monster's hilarious lament. Floyd Peterson is so much more than shaggy purple fur and pointy monster teeth-- why can't people just see him for him? Jory John and Bob Shea have struck gold in creating a knee-slapping, read-it-again story that will start a valuable discussion about how we treat others and how it feels to be seen as "different."
With all the concern currently about stereotypes and all that happens to perpetuate them, it's refreshing to see a take on the subject that is so very enjoyable. Floyd Peterson is very clearly a monster (even he admits it at one point in the story, although very reluctantly). He looks like a monster, he sometimes behaves like a monster, although he claims that that is inadvertent. But despite it all, he does not like being called a monster. In a hilarious narrative, Floyd explains that he doesn't like people being scared of him (even though he does sleep in closets and under beds) and seriously prefers to be called Floyd Peterson. It's difficult though to look at this purple-furred, glow-in-the-dark sharp smiled, horned creature and call him Floyd Peterson. One of the funniest parts is when Floyd compares his sleeping habits to a child who is snoring and green-faced. The children I read this too just busted up in giggles. And the end, well, let's just say the ending is as perfect an ending as I've ever seen. A truly delightful book that in an unobtrusive way lets readers know that it's important to respect others wishes in what they are called and how they are seen and treated. This book is a real treat from start to finish.