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How to Tame a Monster

When Lwando’s little sister gets mad, she turns into a monster. Can Lwando help her tame her big feelings?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 14 illustrated pages

How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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When Lwando’s little sister gets mad, she turns into a monster. Can Lwando help her tame her big feelings?

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How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 1, English text included
How to Tame a Monster
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Lwando has a little sister named Oyiso. Sometimes she is very cute. But sometimes she turns into a monster.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 3, English text included
That's okay, because Lwando is a monster tamer.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 4, English text included
On Monday, the monster looked angry. But Lwando knew she was just hungry.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 5, English text included
On Tuesday, the monster looked very angry. But Lwando knew she was just tired.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 6, English text included
On Wednesday, the monster looked even angrier. But Lwando knew she was just sad.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 7, English text included
On Thursday, the monster looked furious. But Lwando knew she just needed some quiet.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 8, English text included
But on Friday, nothing worked.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 9, English text included
Then there were two monsters.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 10, English text included
The monsters got bigger. RAWWWWWR! GRRRAWWWR!
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 11, English text included
And bigger. RAWWWWWR! GRRRAWWWR!
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 12, English text included
Luckily, Dad is the best monster tamer of all. He knows you can't tame monsters by being bigger or angrier.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 13, English text included
You can only tame monsters by helping them feel safe.
How to Tame a Monster — original illustrated page 14, English text included

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Written by
Sam Beckbessinger
Illustrated by
Anja Venter
Created by
Anja Venter (Illustrator); Wilna Combrinck (Designer); Sam Beckbessinger (Writer); Carla Lever (Editor)

Source: Book Dash
Original: How to Tame a Monster from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.