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Benita and the Night Creatures
- Subject
- Monsters
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Barefoot Books, Incorporated
- Size
- 24.8 cm Ă 26.0 cm
- ISBN
- 9798888590027
Also available in bilingual English and Arabic, Bengali, Simplified Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Navajo, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese! The National Education Association's Read Across America October 2024 Elementary Pick!
"Booo!" screamed Cuco, and the tree outside the window shivered.
"You too!" Benita replied, and she flipped a page.
On a dark, dark night, Benita is just settling in to enjoy a nice book before bedtime when all of a sudden... Boo! Spooky creatures from Peruvian lore jump keep interrupting her! To the creatures' disbelief, she doesn't look up from her book. Why isn't Benita afraid? Why is she so cranky? And what is this thing called a book? This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the âscaryâ out of monsters.Perfect for spooky autumn nights and brave bedtimes all year longEndnotes provide more information on Peru and the creatures featured in the story
"Booo!" screamed Cuco, and the tree outside the window shivered.
"You too!" Benita replied, and she flipped a page.
On a dark, dark night, Benita is just settling in to enjoy a nice book before bedtime when all of a sudden... Boo! Spooky creatures from Peruvian lore jump keep interrupting her! To the creatures' disbelief, she doesn't look up from her book. Why isn't Benita afraid? Why is she so cranky? And what is this thing called a book? This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the âscaryâ out of monsters.Perfect for spooky autumn nights and brave bedtimes all year longEndnotes provide more information on Peru and the creatures featured in the story
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What reviewers said
âCreatures from Peruvian folklore try, unsuccessfully, to haunt a young reader . . . An imaginative peek at colorful monstersâ
âIllustrating duo Cocoretto put their own bold folk art stamp on creatures of lore, while play-by-play text from Llanos establishes the childâs single-minded pursuit of reading and the beastsâ comic surpriseâ
âYoung book lovers will relate to Benitaâs devotion to reading and be amused by the friendly night creatures, who are all based on Peruvian legendsâ
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