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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
UK Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales -- each one illustrated by a different artist, and each just ten words long -- in a book that's as much a work of art as an invitation to budding writers. Is it possible to spin a tale using just ten words? In this magnificent compendium, author and poet Joseph Coelho proves that it is -- with mini-stories of underwater worlds, demon hamsters, bears in outer space, and portals to places...
1362) Red Rabbit
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sadie Grace is wanted for witchcraft, dead (or alive). And every hired gun in Kansas is out to collect the bounty on her head, including bona fide witch hunter Old Tom and his mysterious, mute ward, Rabbit. On the road to Burden County, they're joined by two vagabond cowboys with a strong sense of adventure - but no sense of purpose - and a recently widowed school teacher with nothing left to lose. As their posse grows, so too does the danger. Racing...
1363) Monster food
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Monstrously funny food choices to delight little monsters everywhere! Some monsters eat peaches, some monsters eat pears, and then there are monsters who only eat chairs. Some monsters like noodles, some monsters like stew but this little monster is eating a shoe. Daisy Hirst's adorable, cheeky monsters are guaranteed to make little children chuckle! For picky eaters, I-like-everything eaters and I-might-have-liked-it-yesterday-but-I-don't-like-it-today...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Prince Jin is running out of time. He must find a monster companion before his thirteenth birthday or lose the throne completely. And that means travelling to the only place where monsters still live: the legendary, dangerous Whisper Island. But untold perils await Jin there. The magical creatures he seeks are not so easily swayed, and an even greater threat looms on the horizon--one that could threaten everything Jin hopes to achieve.
Author
Series
Monster and boy volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wanting to learn more about where his friend Boy spends his weekdays, Monster accompanies Boy to school, where he meets the teacher and students, learns about classroom activities, and helps recover a missing pet hedgehog.
1367) Nixa the death bringer
Author
Series
Beast quest volume 19
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Taladon the Swift has returned! But to Tom's horror, his father is a ghost. To save Taladon, Tom must battle the Ghost Beasts and collect the pieces of the shattered Amulet of Avantia. First is Nixa the Death Bringer. Will her deadly disguises lure Tom to his death?
1368) Trap the monster!
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text invite the reader to trap five frightening monsters, putting a wolf in jail, sending a vampire away on a rocket ship, and more.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Do giant hairy beasts roam the forests of the Northwestern United States and Canada? Does a monstrous dog-like creature suck the blood of unsuspecting animals in Mexico and Latin America? Examine the evidence and decide for yourself whether Bigfoot, Chupacabra, and some other bizarre and mysterious creatures may actually exist.
1371) Monster trucks
Author
Publisher
Goodwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
From one Halloween to the next, ogres, mummies, and other monsters stay busy driving monster trucks as they pave roads, plow snow, and haul muck.
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jump into the Overworld with part two of the Wither Without You adventure series from the world's best-selling videogame, Minecraft! After saving their mentor from the belly of a wither, twin monster hunters Cahira and Orion turn their sights on solving the mystery of their new friend's hostile mob lure curse. The team must seek out Senan's former sorcerer nemesis to find a cure for Atria's monster woes. But things aren't what they seem. Though the...
1373) A not-so-scary monster!
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When a minifigure meets a new monster friend, this creature is down in the dumps. She doesn't always want to be scary. Sometimes she just wants to do cartwheels, or dress up and make silly faces. But with a little help, this new friend learns it's okay to be whatever you want to be. It's a delightfully funny and sweet story that will put a smile on the faces of readers of all ages.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A playful Halloween twist on the classic nursery rhyme, "If You're Happy And You Know It," features little monsters that show their spookiness by clapping hands, stomping feet, and snapping fingers.
Author
Series
Last kids on Earth volume 8
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Picking up after Quint and Dirk's Hero Quest, the Last Kids are happily reunited--but quickly faced with a monstrous new mission. Inside an other-dimensional fortress, the evil Thrull, alongside a vile new villain, is carrying out a sinister plan. Jack, Quint, June and Dirk must make their own plans to infiltrate the stronghold before Thrull gets any closer to completing the mysterious Tower, a structure that could ultimately spell doom for this dimension....
1377) Camp Midnight
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Reluctant Skye is accidentally sent to the wrong summer camp. Not wanting to please her 'step-monster, ' Skye is dead-set on not fitting in. That won't be a problem, as everyone at Camp Midnight--with the exception of fellow camper and fast-friend Mia--is a full-fledged monster! The perfect book for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile, but wish it had more bowls of gooey eyeballs!
Author
Publisher
Flashlight Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Ethan can't sleep, he doesn't count sheep -- he says his ABCs. But in monster-loving Ethan's alphabet, A is for Arms, B is for Belly, C is for Claws, and D is for Drool! Kids will love pointing out the alphabetical attributes on the silly monsters that parade across Ethan's room -- like earlobes, noses, spikes, and wings -- and discovering where all of those monsters are headed. By the time Ethan gets to Y, he's Yawning. And by Z, kids will be...
Author
Series
Bad guys volume 15
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"WEIRD?! Nothing weird EVER happens in The Bad Guys. Like, you would NEVER see a chain-saw monster confronting a velociraptor who has eaten an elderly piranha, or the disturbing antics of a deranged dentist running amok with an oversized drill. NOPE. None of that nonsense here. So relax and be entirely unsurprised by the Bad Guys' next adventure!"--Provided by publisher
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