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Horrible Harry and his monster friends spend their days terrifying anyone who wanders into the forest. But when Harry tries to scare one little girl, she is so preoccupied by what she is looking at that she doesn’t hear him! After he does frighten her away, Harry picks up the thing she has left behind and discovers that it’s filled with wonderful pictures. But it’s only when he shows the thing to his friend, Dolores Del Dragon, that Harry learns it is a book. Dolores teaches Harry that the black marks next to the pictures are letters, that letters make words, that words make sentences, and that sentences make stories!
Read Taming Horrible Harry to find out how learning to read changes first Harry and then his monster friends! Beautifully illustrated by Rogé (I particularly love all the eyeballs and the flowers with teeth!), this book is a terrific reminder of the transformative power of literature!
FernFolio Editor

Children have used KidPix, and pastels and construction paper, to create new monsters for Harry’s forest! Click on the images to enlarge them.