A girl sits on top of a book shelf peacefully reading her books with fireflies lighting her pages. The book eating monster eats all the books below. The bookshelf is empty, books are on the floor and papers fly in the air.
Rough sketch of a girl sits on top of a book shelf peacefully reading her books with fireflies lighting her pages. The book eating monster eats all the books below. The bookshelf is empty, books are on the floor and papers fly in the air.
Sketch of a girl sits on top of a book shelf peacefully reading her books with fireflies lighting her pages. The book eating monster eats all the books below. The bookshelf is empty, books are on the floor and papers fly in the air.
Line drawing of a girl sits on top of a book shelf peacefully reading her books with fireflies lighting her pages. The book eating monster eats all the books below. The bookshelf is empty, books are on the floor and papers fly in the air.

She won’t let the book monster bully her. It eats every book in sight. She saves all she can and finds a spot to read in peace. It’s not very hard to ignore the chaos the book monster creates when every book she reads is a magical escape. She sighs in relief and thanks the fireflies for their light.

This was drawn for the Draw this! SCBWI October prompt Freedom to Read.

A hand drawn curly arrow pointing to the right.
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