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The Want Monsters : and how they stopped ruling my world / Chelo Manchego.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Shambhala, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781611803655
  • 1611803659
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: A little boy learns to calm Oskar, his Want Monster, who urges him to overeat, play video games too long, and be the center of attention.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Manners & Character Manchego Chelo Available 33111008757276
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What do you do when your inner "Want Monster" is out of control--again? This quirky, engaging picture book brings mindfulness practice to a problem that all kids--and even adults--can relate to.
It's a scenario that is familiar to all parents- you and your child are in a toy store, or walking past an ice cream truck and instantaneously, your child's "want monster" kicks into high gear. Often, giving in only leads to more and more wanting. What to do? The Want Monsters takes a unique and humorous look at how one boy learns how to calm Oskar, his "Want Monster." He says that often Oskar is a fun and lively companion, urging him to push the envelope in all sorts of situations--eating too much ice cream, playing video games until his thumbs fall off, needing to be the center of attention "way too much." But the boy gets tired of the drama and fallout from it, and, after getting some advice from a wise worm, finds a way to tame Oskar without hurting his feelings--or destroying the good and motivating energy that "wanting" can also generate. This is a warm and relatable story for children ages 4-8, with beautiful, bright drawings that are executed with humor and subtlety.

A little boy learns to calm Oskar, his Want Monster, who urges him to overeat, play video games too long, and be the center of attention.

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