Og the monster attempts a daring rescue in this adorable, rhyming Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read by award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman!

Someone blinks!
Og makes a yelp.
But Og is nice.
Og wants to help!

Og is a thoughtful monster who stumbles upon a curious creature trapped in a block of ice! Will Og come up with the perfect plan to break the ice, and possibly make a new friend?

About The Author

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Ame Dyckman

Ame Dyckman is the author of many books for children, including the Bat, Cat & Rat series, How Dinosaurs Went Extinct: A Safety Guide, and the New York Times bestselling Wolfie the Bunny. Ame lives with her family in central New Jersey. Visit her at AmeDyckman.com.

About The Illustrator

Elio

Elio is a family-friendly cartoonist and illustrator who loves bold lines, shapes, and colors. His work starts with pencil and paper and ends in Photoshop. He is also a lecturer at Columbia College, Chicago, in the design department and illustration program, where he teaches courses in concept art, cartooning, and children’s book illustration, along with other illustration classes. He lives in the suburbs of Chicago with his wife, Annie, and their daughter, Genevieve.

Product Details

Publisher: Simon Spotlight (January 2, 2024)
Length: 32 pages
ISBN13: 9781665941440
Ages: 3 - 5

Raves and Reviews

For its simplicity, the text has a gentle rhyme scheme and pleasing sense of rhythm that reward the work of decoding. Elio’s cartoon-style illustrations are bright, cheerful, expressive, and clearly composed, creating a path for readers who may be struggling with early phonics skills to follow the story.

– The Horn Book Magazine, March/April 2024

...This story from the inimitable Dyckman is original and fun, as well as perfect for new readers. A series starter that will have readers asking for more Og, please!

– School Library Journal, February 2024

Rollicking rhymed verses, almost-monosyllabic vocabulary, and super-large type will attract beginning readers, who might also enjoy the wacky, harmless mini-monsters. Very easy words, a small hero, and enough action to keep the pages turning.

– Kirkus Reviews, January 2024