Book excerpt: Bilingual Edition: The Sad, Sad Monster Monster is Sad. So Sad. A sad monster is sad at school. He is sad because he doesn’t have any friends. Is there someone who can make him happy? The Sad, Sad Monster is a cute book for monster-loving toddlers through beginning readers. Simple sentences make this a perfect first reader. In this Xist Kids English Spanish Bilingual Edition, the original English text is paired with the Spanish translation on each page.