What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Children’s story about a small round green monster (maybe named Mike) who lived in a bottle bank! [s]
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Aug 16, 2019 12:05AM
Hi! I’m looking for a story I loved as a kid. I can’t remember if it was a standalone short book or in an anthology. This little round green monster (who I feel was called mile, though I may be mixing memories with monsters inc as they look similar) lived or found himself in a bottle bank and he liked crunching and smashing up the bottles? Pretty sure it was a pro-recycling kind of story. I would have read it at some point in the 90s. I’m pretty certain it was illustrated.
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*mike, or possibly Melvin? I feel like there was an M. There was definitely a part where he went in through the holes at the top of the bottle bank.
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Is this a picture book (about 32-48 pages) or a chapter book with mostly words?
Can you describe the illustrations - realistic/cartoony/cute, simple/detailed, painted watercolors/bold graphics, bright/dark/muted colors/black & white? Do they remind you of another illustrator or picture book author?
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I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle by Alison Inches? The little monster is named Max.(Google search > Images tab > site:www.goodreads.com "middle grade" "green monster" bottle recycling)
I can save the earth isn’t the one but thank you!I would have read it in the mid 90s. It’s a picture book. The pictures are in colour and fairly detailed I think.
Was the book British?I had to look up "bottle bank." I think it's what people in the U.S. would call a recycling bin. Only it's a public one, according to pics.
yes it's British! I think it MIGHT have been in a ladybird (or similar) "stories for x year olds" type book.
Hi Florence! I was putting some bottles in the bottle bank today and thought to look up this book. The monster's name was Cyril! You were right about the other details. Here it is: https://youtu.be/w25KFo95YK4.
Amazing!!!! Thank you so much, that’s it!
What's the Name of That Book???
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Monster Stories for Under Fives (other topics)I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (other topics)
