Itty Bitty Betty Blob
by Constance Lombardo (Author) Micah Player (Illustrator)
Itty Bitty Betty Blob tries to be bad, like a good little monster--but she's not good at being bad!
It's monster picture day again, and Itty Bitty Betty Blob sits in front of the mirror where she practices growling for the camera. But for Betty it's not so easy. She's not a typical monster, so she doesn't love scaring anyone. What she loves is dancing and rainbows and cute furry creatures. So when mom hands her a perfectly horrible scaly black dress to wear on picture day, Betty isn't sure.
Of course she wants to make mom happy, so she practices her growls in the mirror, and tries to look as monstery as her school friends. She even heads off to school with high hopes, practicing all the way there. . . and that's when she makes a discovery and soon finds herself among new friends with ideas that just feel right.
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"Not your typical monster," pink Itty-Bitty Betty Blob tries hard to be bad, but her interest in rainbows over rainstorms, and dancing instead of trampling, sets her apart from her peers at Ghoulington Academy. In art class, "her still life wouldn't stay still," and during music, her "GRRs" turn tuneful, earning her stern looks from more typically presenting monster classmates, stroked in bold blacks and grays by Player. On picture day, Betty's mother encourages her efforts to look monstrous. But on the way to school that morning, she's waylaid by dozens of round pink puffs, who help Betty "to be more... Betty!" as she navigates the path to picture day, and takes down expectations in the bargain, in this sweet-tempered be-yourself tale. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 4-8. (June)
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"Itty Bitty Betty Blob is not your typical monster, being a small, round pink creature who loves rainbows, flowers, dancing, and singing...Most of the illustrations are in black, white, and gray, whereas Betty appears pink in several pictures. Humorous artwork reveals Betty's body flattening out during sleep, shower time, and while sliding under a log in the forest. Youngsters will get a kick out of this latest tale about just being yourself." —Booklist "I laughed, I cried, I love Betty Blob! Be Yourself and joy will follow." —Bex, Books Are Magic (Brooklyn, NY)
"A great book to show that joy and happiness can be contagious if we just be who we are. 10 out of 10, this book is a beautiful masterpiece!" —Donna, McLean & Eakin (Petoskey, MI) "Okay, I'm in love! Itty Bitty Betty Blob, you are perfectly precious just as you are!" —Fred, Oblong Books (Rhinebeck, NY)
JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
JUV052000 - Juvenile Fiction | Monsters
