Charlie is bored until he discovers that his toys, Teddy, Robot, and Don key, can talk and that they, too, are bored because he doesn’t play with them anymore. Together they transform Charlie’s desk into the Monster Who Eats Boredom and do battle against boredom. The illustrations for this story about the power of imaginative play change from gray tones during Charlie’s period of boredom to more and more colorful ones as the toys in his bedroom join in with Charlie’s play, effectively highlighting the dramatic transformation of a boring Sunday to a fun-filled one . ca

Originally published as Je m’ennuie in French by Albin Michel Jeunesse France, in 2004.

It's Sunday afternoon and Charlie's bored. Then he trips over his teddy bear, who, much to his surprise, responds by shouting, "OW!" It turns out that Teddy is bored, too, because Charlie never plays with him anymore. Together they round up the other toys and launch a full-scale attack on boredom, using tubes of paint and kitchen implements as weapons and pot lids as shields.

As Charlie and his toys cast boredom out, the blue-gray and white pages begin, bit by bit, to fill with vivid color, capturing the energy of the battle and the mess that ensues. This unique illustration treatment will appeal to young children just learning their colors, and the energetic story will inspire them to approach their old toys with new imagination.