"ONCE IN A cave, lived a horrible ugly monster. Perhaps the most horrible and ugly monster in the world. . . ." So ugly is the monster that he can turn a blue sky to snow and evaporate a pond just by dipping his toe in it. No living thing can stand to be in his presence. But the monster is not ugly on the inside; he's just lonely. So he decides to build some friends out of stone, but even stones can't stand the full force of the monster's smile, and they all shatter . . . except for one. From the innovative author ...
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"ONCE IN A cave, lived a horrible ugly monster. Perhaps the most horrible and ugly monster in the world. . . ." So ugly is the monster that he can turn a blue sky to snow and evaporate a pond just by dipping his toe in it. No living thing can stand to be in his presence. But the monster is not ugly on the inside; he's just lonely. So he decides to build some friends out of stone, but even stones can't stand the full force of the monster's smile, and they all shatter . . . except for one. From the innovative author-illustrator Chris Wormell comes the story of a monster whose inner beauty will touch readers of all ages. "From the Hardcover edition."
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