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Monster and Muffin
A sweet and funny story follows the tale of Monster and Muffin, two lonely and woebegone dogs who mourn their complete lack of friends until they accidentally meet each other. Original.
22 pages, Paperback
First published April 16, 1996
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Joanna Cole
494 books209 followersJoanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. J. Barnet, was an author of children’s books who teaches science.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
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August 26, 2020
This book encourages kids to look at little pictures in the text and guess what the objects are. Some are cats, some dogs, some picket fences, some dog dishes etc. But author Joanna Cole goes a step further and weaves an awesome story of friendship thought out. Monster is called that. Because he's a HUGE DOG, and people shy away from him for that reason, which makes Monster lonely and sad. This changes when a tiny mutt named Muffin is chased by a house cat, only to have the cat suddenly run off like, well, a cat outa hell. It's not tiny Muffin that did it, but the big dog Monster stepping in to protect this new little pup. And thus a bond is forged for life, and thus the reader wishes it were a series since I for one would love to see them again!
Four stars
Monster and Muffin--The M&M that melts in your heart, if not in your hands!
Four stars
Monster and Muffin--The M&M that melts in your heart, if not in your hands!
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