About the Author:
MARYANN KOVALSKI has written and illustrated over 25 books, including Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut, The Seven Chairs, and The Wheels on the Bus. She lives with her husband, two children, and their dog in Toronto, Ontario.
From Booklist:
PreS-Gr. 2. Harry, an adorable, warty, acid-green monster, feels beloved by his mother, but he is also angry and jealous when she turns her attention to his siblings. "Why does Mama Monster have more time for Bruxley and Bronwen than for me?" he asks his pet "beasties"--a trio of small animal companions. After Harry's frustrations boil over, and he acts out toward his brother and sister, he receives a time-out. When Mama comforts him, Harry asks the nagging question of the book's title. Mama answers by asking Harry which of his beasties is his favorite, and Harry understands the lesson: the love for each is different but equal. The sibling rivalry, and the message, is well-trod territory. What stands out here are the scribbly-lined, ink-and-paint pictures of the endearing monsters and their cozy, cluttered lair, and the fanciful text, with its reassuring refrain that Mama's love is as high "as a mountain, as wide as outside, and deeper each day, even when you are sulky and snarly." Match this with Vera Rosenberry's Vera's Baby Sister (2005). Gillian Engberg
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