Little Puppy and the Big Green Monster by Mike Wohnoutka is a classic tale of an unlikely friendship.
Judging by the cover illustration, things at first glance don't look so good for Little Puppy. Big Green Monster, with his stegosaurus-like spine ridges and sharp, pointy teeth, is fixing a decidedly unfriendly expression on him. In contrast, Little Puppy, (whose head is about the size of one of those pointy teeth), smiles expectantly up at Big Green Monster and wags his tail.
Wohnoutka's illustrations are cute and cartoon-y. His story is sweet. The book starts out with Little Puppy trying to find someone who will play with him, but everyone is too busy or lazy or just plain mean. What's a Little Puppy to do? Why, approach the Big Green Monster who is busy reading a book, of course!
Big Green Monster is the preoccupied introvert and Little Puppy is the exuberant extrovert. Little Puppy wins Big Green Monster over through sheer persistence brought on by cheerfully misinterpreting Big Green Monster's not so subtle hints that he, like the others before him, is not interested in playing. It's not until Big Green Monster has to rescue Little Puppy that he realizes what a valuable friend Little Puppy is.
Wohnoutka's text is sparse. In fact, many of this picture book's pages are wordless, but his characters are very expressive and there is a lot of information presented in the illustrations to talk about with your child. This book is a perfect fit for a preschooler whose older siblings have just gone back to school for the year. You can pick up a copy at your local library!
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