The Monster Who Came to Visit

The Monster Who Came to Visit
Author: Neesa Bally
Publisher: Neesa Bally
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-07-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9789768289582

In this humorous, rhyming story a little girl's attempts to befriend a monster lead from one disaster to the next. All is not lost though as this unlikely pair may have more in common than you think.

A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls
Author: Patrick Ness
Publisher: Thorndike Striving Reader
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-04
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 9781432875831

Large Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in young readers of all abilities, especially struggling, reluctant, and striving readers.

Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance

Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance
Author: Keith Graves
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2006-08-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0811854523

Frank the monster indulges his love of dancing by strutting his stuff on stage until his head unzips, his brains flop out, and he continues to lose body parts.

We're Going to Find the Monster

We're Going to Find the Monster
Author: Malorie Blackman
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021-09-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0241401313

A rip-roaring picture book adventure from superstar pairing Malorie Blackman and Dapo Adeola. Over the shimmering ocean, up the huge, high mountain, through the deep, dark forest . . . WE'RE GOING TO FIND THE MONSTER! Join two intrepid adventurers as their imaginations transform their house into a wild wonderland - and their big brother becomes a mighty monster. A joy to read-aloud with its cumulative refrain, and full of funny, relatable characters, this is a contemporary celebration of creativity, fantasy and family. Written by bestselling author of Noughts & Crosses, Malorie Blackman, this story was originally published as Marty Monster. This new version has been stunningly brought to life by the award-winning illustrator of Look Up!, Dapo Adeola.

Luck of the Loch Ness Monster

Luck of the Loch Ness Monster
Author: Alice Weaver Flaherty
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2007-09-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547528892

Once upon a time, on a long, slow trip to Scotland, a little girl named Katerina-Elizabeth tossed her oatmeal overboard—again, and again, and again. She was a picky eater, and oatmeal was her least favorite food. And once upon a time, a small worm, no bigger than a piece of thread, swam alongside an ocean liner bound for Scotland and ate bowl after bowl of tossed oatmeal. He had never tasted anything as wonderful as oatmeal in his whole life. A. W. Flaherty and Scott Magoon unravel the Loch Ness legend in this whimsical picture book for the picky (and not-so-picky) eater in all of us.

My Favorite Thing is Monsters

My Favorite Thing is Monsters
Author: Emil Ferris
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2017-02-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1606999591

Set against the tumultuous political backdrop of late ’60s Chicago, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the fictional graphic diary of 10-year-old Karen Reyes, filled with B-movie horror and pulp monster magazines iconography. Karen Reyes tries to solve the murder of her enigmatic upstairs neighbor, Anka Silverberg, a holocaust survivor, while the interconnected stories of those around her unfold. When Karen’s investigation takes us back to Anka’s life in Nazi Germany, the reader discovers how the personal, the political, the past, and the present converge.

There’s a Monster in Your Book

There’s a Monster in Your Book
Author: Tom Fletcher
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-08-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0141385618

From the bestselling author of The Dinosaur That Pooped and The Christmasaurus. A monster has invaded the pages of this original and super-fun bedtime picture book! Children need to read aloud and follow the interactive instructions to help free the pesky monster by tilting, spinning and shaking their book. After all that fun, there is a calming wind down end- perfect to send your own little monster off to sleep. Perfect for little fans of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Julia Donaldson.

The Monsters' Monster

The Monsters' Monster
Author: Patrick McDonnell
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 031623074X

Once upon a time, there were three little rascals who thought they were the BIGGEST, BADDEST monsters around. Then along came an even BIGGER monster who changed their minds. And all it took was two little words. In this playful tale from bestselling picture book author Patrick McDonnell, a very BIG monster shows three very BAD little monsters the power of boundless gratitude.

Monsters You Should Know

Monsters You Should Know
Author: Emma Sancartier
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2018-07-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 145216780X

“A humorous—and richly illustrated—book full of quirky monsters. SanCartier’s creatures are somehow both cute and terrifying.” —USA Today Meet the world’s most unusual monsters in this darkly funny collection of creatures and cryptids from folkloric history. Illustrator Emma SanCartier captures the bizarre and hilarious elements of seventeen monsters from around the world in a light, tongue-in-cheek tone, from the Japanese dream-eater Baku and the Persian carnivorous unicorn Shadhavar to the Eastern European Shurale, a literal tickle monster. Illustrated in lush watercolor, Monsters You Should Know is a perfect primer for the many strange, frightening, and compelling things that go bump in the night. “An important book on monsters you should know about, mostly because it turns out they’re really cute.” —Buzzfeed

Monster

Monster
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0061975028

This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial. Presented as a screenplay of Steve's own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change our whole lives. Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story that was the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist. Monster is now a major motion picture called All Rise and starring Jennifer Hudson, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Nas, and A$AP Rocky. The late Walter Dean Myers was a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, who was known for his commitment to realistically depicting kids from his hometown of Harlem.