This picture book is very imaginative and portrays an
important message for children. This story is about a young monster called
Marlon. Marlon loves his dummies, or rather, his Noo-noos, even though his
grandma says he is too old for them and all the other monsters tease him he
will not give up his Noo-noos until he is ready to. At the end of the story he
plants his last Noo-noo in the garden and waits for a Noo-noo tree to grow.
Amazingly at the end of the book one does and there is a picture of Marlon collecting
all the Noo-noos that are ripe for picking.
This book could be interpreted as meaning that it is good to
be yourself no matter who makes fun of you or tells you that you are wrong, you
should only do what you want to do when you are ready to do it. This is a good
message but at the same time teachers do not want to make students think that
they do not then need to challenge themselves. It also gives a message about
bullying as there are some monsters that tease Marlon as he walks down the
street. Marlon of course does not care what they say and they all get what they
deserve after trying to hurt Marlon’s feelings.
This is a great book for young students about years
reception to 3 as it holds a decent message and gives some insight into
bullying and how to over come it.
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