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Margo L. Dill

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Margo L. Dill is a freelance writer, editor, and teacher, living in St. Louis, Missouri. Her work has appeared in publications such as Grit, Pockets, Missouri Life, ByLine Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, True Love, On the Line, Fun for Kidz, and The News-Gazette. She is a columnist, instructor, and contributing editor for WOW! Women On Writing. She writes weekly book reviews for The News-Gazette (Champaign, IL). Her first book, Finding My Place, a middle-grade historical novel, will be published by White Mane Kids in 2012. She also has a picture book accepted by Guardian Angel Publishing and another by High Hill Press. She is also the memoir editor for High Hill Press.

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big scary monster


*Picture book, fantasy for preschoolers to second graders

*A “big, scary monster” as the main character

*Rating: Big Scary Monster is a cute picture book that you can use with children to talk about a lot of different themes/lessons. See below! :)


Short, short summary: Big scary monster lives on top of a mountain and loves to hop out and scare the animals that are smaller than him. Soon the anima...

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Published on May 20, 2013 09:10 • 1 view
Average rating: 4.36 · 14 ratings · 9 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
Finding My Place: One Girl'...
4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012

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Big Scary Monster by Thomas  Docherty
Big Scary Monster
by Thomas Docherty
read in May, 2013
This is a cute picture book--love the illustrations and the animals and the idea. The ending seemed off to me--but I can't put my finger on it.
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date: May 12, 2013 12:00AM
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description: We hit 10,000 downloads and counting. A special thanks to everyone who helped make it happen and that donation to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has been made. I would encourage others to do the same at http://www.pedaids.org Thanks so much everyone!

The first half of the promotion has been a huge success. We have reached #1 in Epic fantasy and related categories in the US, Canada, Germany, and Japan as well as #4 in the UK and #8 in Italy. Everville: The First Pillar is now a #1...more

"Mary, that is so nice of you to say. I appreciate it very much. Hope you are well! :)"
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I liked this book. I think I am only giving it three stars because I thought the ending could have been more clever. I know my daughter loves it and as another reviewer said--that's all that really matters. I hear it's a sequel and the first one is r...more
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Not All Princesses Dress in Pink by Jane Yolen
I like this book. I think the message is important. I picked it up because my two-year-old is in love with the Disney princesses and her favorite color she informed me is pink. So, the only complaint I have is that I wish the book did have a page whe...more
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