From award-winning author Naseem Hrab, an uproariously funny and totally relatable tale of a monster who loves school, but hates the commute! It's eight o'clock, Bird tells Monster - time to walk to school. Monster stays in bed. It's not school he's resisting. He loves school! It's the getting there he hates. And, today, Monster declares, he will not walk to school. Will Bird's cajoling help? Nope. How about Bird's reminder that the pancake breakfast is today? Hmm. Will there be pepperoni and pineapple on those pancakes? Erm yes? With maple syrup on the side? Yes. Okay. Monster will drag himself out the door. But, no matter what, he will not walk to school! Author Naseem Hrab's hilarious story, told entirely in speech balloons, is sure to resonate with young children everywhere (and their grown-ups!). Who hasn't had one of those days? With an absurdity and nuttiness reminiscent of Mo Willems, this book will keep readers laughing out loud, unable to resist Monster's hilarious antics as he sticks to his promise! Kelly Collier's playful illustrations perfectly capture the emotional state of Monster and of Bird's growing exasperation. While books about going to school are perennial favorites, this one's focus on simply getting there sets it apart from other picture books about school readiness. It's just the right weekday morning story for children who are delaying their own walks to school and looking for ways to make them more fun! AGES: 3 to 7 AUTHOR: Naseem Hrab is the award-winning author of many stories for children, including Otis & Peanut, How to Party Like a Snail, Weekend Dad, which was a Governor General's Literary Award finalist, and The Sour Cherry Tree, which won a Governor General's Literary Award. Her work has been translated into several languages, including Turkish, Swedish, Italian, Spanish and Catalan, and has been praised by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the CBC, NPR, Bank Street College and more. She worked as a librarian for a time and currently works in children's publishing. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Kelly Collier has been drawing since she was little and studied illustration in college. She is the author-illustrator of the Steve the Horse series, The Imposter and others. She is also the illustrator of Sloth and Squirrel in a Pickle, the Izzy series and How to Party Like a Snail. Kelly lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her family. SELLING POINTS: . Full of laugh-out-loud nuttiness reminiscent of Mo Willems, from the award-winning team who created How to Party Like a Snail and the Otis and Peanut series. . Topic that resonates with young children (and their grown-ups!). . The story's focus on getting to school makes it a relatable tale for weekday mornings and sets it apart from other books about school readiness.