7/5/2023 0 Comments The colour monster book![]() So it came as no surprise to read that The Colour Monster’s creator, Anna Llenas, cites her art psychotherapy training as an influence. ![]() They are more confident and display a maturity that their peers lack. The teacher goes on to explain that children who can name and understand their feelings are better able to handle the ups and downs of childhood. Her story begins with the introduction of the Colour Monster (we turn the page and discover the narrator’s a little girl): Llenas’s art is so expressive - childlike in its simplicity and sheer exuberance, with intensely scribbled crayon marks and wild brush strokes. (Come to think of it, he does resemble Oscar the Grouch with that big, animated monobrow!) You know, the kind you’d find inhabiting Sesame Street. A book about feelings - and colours - it features a friendly, fuzzy monster. The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas (Templar 2016) is described by Book Trust as ‘ eceptively simple, surprisingly powerful and satisfyingly reassuring’. One of the many benefits of picture books is that they can enable children to find ways - and words - to help them express what’s going on inside. My Good to Read this week is a fantastic example of a book that does just that - in a gentle and entertaining way. ![]() Young children, in particular, may not have the words to describe how they’re feeling (which is why they end up having tantrums). COVID-19 has stirred them up good and proper (as they say here in Dorset). ![]() ![]() It’s not always easy to articulate our emotions, even at the best of times. ![]()
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