Even Monsters Need Haircuts

Even Monsters Need Haircuts
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802736262

Perfect for Halloween, this hilarious story is about a boy who follows in his father's footsteps . . . in his own monstrously unique way! Just before midnight, on the night of a full moon, a young barber stays out past his bedtime to go to work. His customers may be regulars, but they are anything but normal--after all, even monsters need haircuts! Business is steady all night, and this barber is prepared for anything with his scissors, rotting tonic, horn polish, and stink wax. It's a tough job, but someone's got to help these creatures maintain their ghoulish good looks.

Even Aliens Need Snacks

Even Aliens Need Snacks
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 080273815X

In this read-to-me eBook follow up to his breakout picture book, Even Monsters Need Haircuts, Matthew McElligott brings back the young monster barber in a new tale where his culinary concoctions bring him galaxy-wide fame. Creating snacks that make most humans queasy, this chef has found a new clientele--aliens. Readers will delight in McElligott's gently offbeat humor and unique artistry as spaceships full of hilarious creatures line up for a taste of the intergalactic cuisine.

Big Scary Monster

Big Scary Monster
Author: Thomas Docherty
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2010-07-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 076364787X

Big Scary Monster learns some surprising things about himself when he goes down his mountain to find the creatures he has frightened away.

Bean Thirteen

Bean Thirteen
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2007-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399245359

Ralph warns Flora not to pick that thirteenth bean. Everyone knows it’s unlucky! Now that they’re stuck with it, how can they make it disappear? If they each eat half the beans, there’s still one left over. And if they invite a friend over, they each eat four beans, but there’s still one left over! And four friends could each eat three beans, but there’s still one left over! HOW WILL THEY ESCAPE THE CURSE OF BEAN THIRTEEN?! A funny story about beans, that may secretly be about . . . math! Sometimes you can divide, but you just can’t conquer (the bean thirteen, that is).

The Lion's Share

The Lion's Share
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802723608

Ant is honored to receive an invitation to lion's annual dinner party, but is shocked when the other guests behave rudely and then accuse her of thinking only of herself.

The Spooky Book

The Spooky Book
Author: Steve Patschke
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2006-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 080278870X

In a dark house, Andrew gets scared while reading a spooky book in which a girl is reading a spooky book in a scary house.

Absolutely Not

Absolutely Not
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN: 9781484427446

Gloria, an ant, takes her friend Frieda on a walk and tries to persuade her not to see danger in everything around her.

Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!

Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2011-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101543434

Victor Godwin, a serious-minded boy genius living in Philadelphia, discovers that Ben Franklin never died - he was put into suspended animation, and was hidden away for more than 200 years in Victor's basement! An accident re-awakens Ben centuries before he was supposed to be, and there's a problem - when Ben runs low on energy, he turns into a rampaging monster desperately hungry for electricity! All this while Victor is trying to take first place in the school science fair. But with one of history's preeminent scientists helping out, what could go wrong? "Victor is one of the funniest nerds in children's literature." - School Library Journal "A welcome diversion to pass the hours between scoring science-fair ribbons and exploding . . . home chemistry sets." - Booklist

Halloween Good Night

Halloween Good Night
Author: Doug Cushman
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2010-07-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0805089284

On Halloween night, monsters, from hairy werewolves on the moors to scaly swamp creatures in a black lagoon, say good night to their mommies and daddies.

Conquering Life's Curves

Conquering Life's Curves
Author: Ed Hearn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1996-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781887002325

Ed Hearn has seen the thrill of victory and faced the agony of life's big league challenges. After a ten-year struggle in the minor leagues, he coped with a shoulder injury that prematurely ended his career. Then, less than one year later, Ed rebounded from three potentially life-threatening health conditions. His story shows how God can use even the worst circumstances to accomplish His purposes.