The Scared Book

The Scared Book
Author: Debra Tidball
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-08-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0734417519

It's story time, but this book has bad news - as soon as it realises there are monsters in it, it's too scared to tell you the rest of the story! Can you help it feel better? It needs you to rub away its goosebumps, blow away the giant butterflies in its tummy, and fan away the yucky smell the monsters have left behind. A fun and quirky interactive story, with distinctive and stylish illustrations from an innovative young illustrator and muralist. A CBCA Notable book.

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.

The Scary Book

The Scary Book
Author: Thierry Dedieu
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 3791374648

A perfect blend of silly and scary, this oversized lift-the-flap board book shows children what's hiding inside some creepy creatures. Snakes, bats, and spiders aren't that frightening--but just wait till you see what they're like on the inside! This delightfully ghoulish book is filled to the brim with creatures perfect for some Halloween fun. Whether it's a big bad wolf or a skeletal ghost, each monster is hiding its really horrible side beneath a foldable flap. Lift the foldout on the crab to reveal sharp teeth and tentacle tongues or pull down the flap on the spider to discover its recently caught snacks. Thierry Dedieu's colorful illustrations bring humor and lightheartedness to many spine-chilling creatures. A perfect blend of silly and scary, this big board book helps kids overcome their worries with laughter. Encourage your children to embrace their spooky side with this Halloween treat!

Scaredy Monster

Scaredy Monster
Author: Meika Hashimoto
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2022-09-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781524876432

Scaredy Monster has a BIG secret. He's not scary like many monsters--he's a scaredy monster! From Epic! Originals, Scaredy Monster is an illustrated early reader series about conquering fears and trying new things! Join Scaredy Monster as he overcomes his fears of losing a tooth, riding a bike, and going to his first sleepover. With some help from Mommy Monster, Scaredy discovers he's much braver than he thought--and he finds ways to feel safe and happy while doing scary things!

Monsters, Inc.: Scared Silly

Monsters, Inc.: Scared Silly
Author: Disney Books
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2012-02-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1423162889

Sulley is the best Scarer in all of Monstropolis. With the help of his best pal Mike, Sulley brings back the most screams to the city to be converted into energy. But when Mike begins to wonder what it would be like to be a Scarer himself, he is determined to show Sulley he can be scary, too! There's just one problem: whenever he tries to scare Sulley, Sulley ends up laughing instead! Can Mike manage to scare Sulley, or will he be the jokester monster forever?

Real Scary Monsters?

Real Scary Monsters?
Author: Octavia Dragon
Publisher: Phoenix International Publications, Inc.
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2023-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Happy Halloween! Is that a monster in the window? And is that a skeleton in the street? Explore the creepy creatures in each spooky scene and see why Halloween might not be so scary after all. Your little one will love interacting with this not-too-scary book of Halloween monsters.

Monster Hands

Monster Hands
Author: Karen Kane
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2024-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593532309

Two best friends use rhyming ASL to help vanquish their fear of the monster under the bed in this fun, interactive bedtime readaloud. When nighttime comes, Milo has a problem—he’s convinced there’s a monster under his bed! Luckily, his best friend Mel knows just what to do—scare the monster more than the monster scares you! So using shadow puppets on the wall, Mel and Milo make monster hands that roar, chomp and even laugh to scare the monster away. But uh oh! What if the monster thinks this is funny! This is NOT funny! Milo has an idea to show the monster who’s boss once and for all. Together Milo and Mel hatch a plan to scare the monster away forever. But in the end, they discover the true cure to a monster problem is a best friend who will stand and face it with you. Accompanied by warm, atmospheric art that dazzles, this soon-to-be bedtime favorite will provide much comfort to children facing a common bedtime fear.

Scary Monsters and Super Creeps

Scary Monsters and Super Creeps
Author: Dom Joly
Publisher: Robinson
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2021-09-02
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1472146077

Dom Joly sets off round the world, but this time he's not looking to holiday in a danger zone - he's monster hunting. Ever since he was given a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World for his ninth birthday Dom has been obsessed with the world of cryptozoology - monster hunting - and in Scary Monsters and Super Creeps he heads to six completely different destinations to investigate local monster sightings. He explores the Redwood Curtain in northern California in search of Sasquatch; in Canada he visits Lake Okanagan hoping to catch a glimpse of a thirty-foot snake-like creature called Ogopogo; and near Lake Tele in Congo he risks his life tracking the vegetarian sauropod Mokele-mbembe. Naturally he heads to Loch Ness - but for this hunt he has his family in tow; he treks across the Khumbu Valley in Nepal looking for Yeti; and in the hills above Hiroshima in Japan he enlists the help of a local man to find the Hibagon, a terribly smelly 'caveman ape'. Are the monsters all the product of fevered minds, or is there a sliver of truth somewhere in the madness? Either way, the search gives Dom an excuse to dive into six fascinating destinations on a gloriously nutty adventure. In typically hilarious and irreverent fashion, Dom explores the cultures that gave rise to these monster myths and ends up in some pretty hairy situations with people even stranger than the monsters they are hunting.

Cryptid Tourism

Cryptid Tourism
Author: Sara Brooke Christian
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2023-08-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1476650179

Monster hunting is more than just going out into the woods or hanging out in graveyards. The history and performance of monster hunting, from Alexander the Great to scientific expeditions of the Victorian era, can lead us directly to modern-day Bigfoot searches. Combining methods of scientific exploration with aspects of tourism theory demonstrates how monster-hunting is performative and, through an analysis tool called The Cryptid Tourist Gaze, this book examines how and why we go looking for monsters and the ways in which small towns celebrate the monsters that once haunted them. By looking at specific museums such as The North American Bigfoot Center and Expedition Bigfoot: The Sasquatch Museum as well as various festivals and conferences such as The Mothman Festival and the UFO Festival in Roswell, we can witness the ways modern monster-hunting practices are performed and see how much they have evolved from their predecessors. Through themes of liminality, community, and initiation, the performance of monster hunting through cryptid tourism allows both participants and observers to gain insight into why looking for monsters, proving their existence, and sharing experiences with other believers is so important.