How to Tame a

Monster

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How to Tame a Monster
Illustrated by Anja Venter
Written by Sam Beckbessinger
Designed by Wilna Combrinck
Edited by Carla Lever
with the help of the Book Dash participants in the Virtual Book Dash on 15 May 2021.
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Anja Venter Sam Beckbessinger Wilna Combrinck

Lwando has a little sister named Oyiso.
Sometimes she is very cute.

But sometimes she turns into
a monster.

That’s okay, because Lwando is a

monster tamer.

On Monday, the monster looked angry.

But Lwando knew she was just hungry.

On Tuesday, the monster looked very angry.

But Lwando knew she was just tired.

On Wednesday,  the monster looked  even angrier.

SCHOOL

But Lwando knew she was just  sad.

On Thursday,  the monster looked  furious.

But Lwando knew she just needed some quiet.

But on Friday,
nothing worked.

Then there were two monsters.

The monsters got bigger.

RAWWWWWR!

GRRRAWWWR!

And bigger.

Luckily, Dad is the best monster tamer of all.  He knows you can’t tame monsters by being bigger or angrier.

You can only tame monsters by  helping them feel  safe.