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Griffin Loves to Win: School of Monsters

by Sally Rippin

Winning—and making room for friendship

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    Over two million books in print

    More than two million books in print; available in fifteen languages.

AlbakiReads Editorial

Winning—and making room for friendship

Griffin is used to coming first in running races, so being paired with a slower classmate puts his pride to the test. The story brings competition and friendship together in a simple question: can Griffin set aside his frustration when winning is no longer the point? Designed for early reading, the book invites children to begin with the last word on each line and gradually read the full story. Its decodable vocabulary and phonics-based word game add practice, while the parent literacy guide and drawing activity extend the book beyond the story.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginning readers who want practice with simple, decodable text.
  • Children interested in stories about friendship, kindness, and competition.
  • Families looking for a book with a phonics game and a drawing activity.

Themes

FriendshipCompetitionManaging frustrationEarly literacy

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Book overview

Dr Seuss meets Sesame Street in the funniest, silliest and most accessible series for first readers! With bouncing rhymes and irresistible stories about friendship, the School of Monsters is guaranteed to spark a love of reading.

Griffin's proud that when racing, he always comes first.

Will slowing down really make him be the worst?

Griffin boasts about winning every running race - until he's teamed up with a classmate who goes slowly. Can he set aside his frustration at coming last, and learn that friendship should always come first?

The School of Monsters series is cleverly designed to make reading fun for young readers! Start by reading only the last word on every line, and work your way up to reading the whole story. The students at the School of Monsters may be full of mischief, but their infectious sense of humor and kindness always saves the day!

  • GLOBALLY BESTSELLING DECODABLE SERIES: With over two million books in print and available in fifteen languages, School of Monsters has fans all over the world!
  • FEATURES DECODABLE VOCABULARY: Includes simple text for beginner readers to sound out, helping them learn and master a variety of words.
  • SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING: Underpinned by strong themes of kindness, sharing and friendship.
  • BONUS CONTENT: Every book features a fun phonics-based word game, a guide for parents on fostering early literacy, and a how-to-draw activity for the main character!

Spark your child's love of reading with more stories from the School of Monsters. Read them in any order!

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  • Snow for Heti
  • and many more!
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