Marvin Monster writes in his diary about his life and living with ADHD and how that can affect his self-esteem.  Through Marvin’s daily life of going to school, he runs into lots of great things but then he becomes overwhelmed with the details of how to follow through with his commitments. Marvin spends time with his Grandmomster (Grammasaurus) and from her learns that she has some of the same troubles he has. Grammasaurus helps Marvin learn strategies for how to cope and manage his life.

The author, Dr. Melmed has included a section in the back of this book for parents and teachers. This resource is full of strategies so children can learn how to use them to help manage their feelings. Dr. Melmed explains what self-esteem is and how that can take a toll on young children.

This book would be great as a read-aloud for a child who is dealing with ADHD and/or self-esteem issues. This would help adults working with their own children, or students, to focus on strategies to help manage ADHA and self-esteem.