The Me Monster is a cute but impactful tale about a little boy named Jack, whose heart gets poisoned with narcissism. All he ever cares for is his own happiness and he never bothers about the feelings of the people around him.
His bad attitude and character were enough reasons for his friends to give up on him. No one seemed to know how to help Jack mend his behavior and he was soon labelled as a 'lost cause'.
But his parents wouldn't let go of it easily, and together they chalk up a plan to show Jack who he is on the inside.
The rhyme scheme employed in the story was simple yet super fun to read.
The Illustrations were amazing and frankly, I never expected it to be of such quality. Not only were they colorful and vivid but also aided the storytelling a great deal. I took my time to read it cover to cover and thoroughly enjoyed those illustrations.
In my opinion, the beauty of a picture book is determined by 3 factors:
a) The message it encompasses
b) The way the message is conveyed
c) The illustrations
Ā In this case, Timothy L Carver andĀ Javier Gimenez RattiĀ have nailed all three!
Even though I'm a full grown adult, I often find myself being selfish at times. This book offered a fresh new perspective on it and also equipped me with an effective strategy to overcome it (putting 'You' instead of 'Me').
I'd go on to recommend this book to parents and teachers and will compel them to either recite the story or present it to the kids so that a valuable lesson like this gets imprinted in their minds at a young age.
Overall, this picture book would serve as an absolute delight for both young and old readers alike.
On a break from reading.
Going through depression/existential crisis.
Trying hard just to stay alive.
Won't be active for another 10 months.
