Sometimes the monsters had trouble doing things. The monsters did not like to ask for help and kept trying to do things all by themselves. Then one monster decided to ask another if she needed help. That made her smile. Soon all the monsters started asking each other if they needed help and they were all much happier.
The Helping Monsters is Book 3 of the Learning Monsters series of children's books, offering a cast of colorful monsters, each of them special in their own way. This early reader series explores themes related to understanding and feeling empathy for others.
Author and illustrator Dominic Villari's books feature well-developed stories with heart and humor that appeal to kids and parents alike. These timeless tales will grow with you and your children through pre-reading, beginning reading and novice reading.
Themes: - Asking for Help
- Helping Others
Age Grade Range: - 4 to 7 years
- Pre-K to Second Grade
Other Books in this Series: - The Yelling Monsters - Self-control
- The Different Monsters - Appreciating Diversity
Excerpt: The monsters liked to do many things.
Sometimes they had trouble doing something.
Pred could not always reach things.
Tantan often dropped items out of her flippers.
Reple was not a very a good cook.
Blurple always seemed to lose her toys.
Purkle struggled to brush her hair.
Glack could not sharpen his own spikes.
Bleen had trouble throwing a ball.
Gleen had trouble catching a ball.
Yallow had issues with math problems.
Grange was not always sure how to spell words.
None of the monsters was good at everything.
Every one of them had trouble doing something.
The monsters did not like to ask for help.
They kept trying to do things all by themselves.
About the Author: Dominic Villari is well versed in the art and science of making stuff up and is often caught talking to things, especially when they don't work right or are difficult to put together. These pursuits occasionally spill out onto paper in illustrated children's books such as Sun and Moon, Bear is Hangry and The Yelling Monsters and fiction books such as The Wandering Princess and Talks to Things. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughter, both of whom have gotten better about knowing when he's making stuff up.
