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Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who's the most terrible one of all?
Every morning, Smugg's magic mirror tells him that he's the most terrible monster there is. Until one day, when the mirror tells him there's an even worse monster, right next door! More terrible than Smugg? How can that be?
When Smugg marches next door, he learns that his neighbors have a new baby. She doesn't look so bad—after all, she's tiny. Smugg is sure he can be more terrible than she is. But the little beast is just getting started. She writes on the walls, devours the books, and—oh no!—she won't stop crying. But the worst part is that she just might be getting attached to Smugg himself! He wouldn't want a terrible tiny baby clinging to him...would he?
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Release date
April 23, 2019 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781534417175
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 520
- Text Difficulty: 1-3
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Reviews
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February 1, 2019
A monster discovers that another creature's horribleness just might outshine his.Smugg, a horned, furry, purple monster, consults his magic mirror each day to confirm that he is the "most terrible one of all." True to his name, he revels in his status and is troubled when one morning the mirror confides that a new arrival next door is "a million times more terrible." Charging into the neighbors' house, he confronts the beasts he finds there, but each denies being the most terrible. Then siblings Jaws and Claws point him in the right direction: upstairs to see their new sister. What follows is a takedown of mammoth proportions as the big-eyed, blue-spotted baby misbehaves mightily. The over-the-top actions pictured are made all the more humorous by the deadpan delivery of the text. Rhyming couplets and internal rhymes are interspersed throughout, and a few nonsense words appear, but much of the narrative unfolds in simple declarative sentences. The illustrations, created in acrylic and oil, emphasize the ooey, gooey textures of slime and drool and the sharp, shiny claws, fangs, and horns, but visual jokes, bright colors, and vaguely retro details keep things more amusing than alarming.This monster mashup of a new-baby story and a creepy-creature competition doesn't necessarily break new ground, but it's likely to scare up a few giggles all the same. (Picture book. 5-8)COPYRIGHT(2019) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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