AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jack Gantos/Nicole Rubel
PUBLISHER:
Doubleday PUBLICATION DATE:
1980
GENRE:
Fiction READING
LEVEL: ages 4-8
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
A little monster disobeyed his mother and ate the watermelon that was for his
family’s desert. He then had a bad dream and wakes up feeling sorry.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students can color their own greedy greeny monster and write why
being greedy is bad.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Katie Prescott, Valdosta State University ECSE