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Apr 2020
18m 9s

Marilyn's Monster

American Public Media
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What if monsters weren’t scary at all, but instead made fantastic friends? Today’s book helps us imagine a world where every child has a special monster friend. Plus, a special message from author Michelle Knudsen.

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This episode is sponsored by Sun Basket (sunbasket.com/julie).

Today’s featured book: MARILYN'S MONSTER. Text copyright © 2015 by Michelle Knudsen. Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Matt Phelan. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA.

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