Monster

**WINNER OF THE BOOKTRUST STORYTIME PRIZE 2024**<BR><BR>Are You a Monster? is a fun interactive read-aloud picture book that will have children of all ages roaring and stomping along, as Monster encourages them to be the scariest monster possible.<BR><BR>Warning! This book contains a monster. A really angry, really scary, really bad monster… or so the monster says. And Monster has a very important question: are you a monster too?<BR> <BR>Children will love playing along with the book as monster tests them on their monster skills. Do you have a long pointy tail? Big yellow eyes? No? Can you make a big, loud noise? You can!<BR> <BR>Kids get to join in with this hilarious story and play their monstrous part, and by the end Monster may just regret asking that all important question.<BR><BR>Also in this monstrous series: Are You a Sleepy Monster? Children can play along at bedtime as the lovable monster now invites them to wear ragged pyjamas, crawl under the bed and act like a monster!<BR> 

A little girl and her live-in monster learn about what makes them different—and what unites them. This graphic novel is a silly, sweet, and sometimes gross tribute to friendship, and to the wacky world we live in.Based on his webcomic of the same name, Pebble and Wren follows human girl Wren and her live-in monster, Pebble, as she teaches them all about how the human world works—from why the moon changes shape to why we don't eat candy wrappers—while trying to unlock special abilities without which Pebble will have to return to the monster forest.A silly, sweet, and sometimes gross tribute to friendship for fans of Calvin & Hobbes and Catwad.

Dragon for DinnerWhen James, an ambitious, quiet kid meets up with an energetic dragon with a sense of humor, his organized life flip-flops-fast.James is determined to become a reporter, and he's sure he can win the mayor's big writing contest. But when it's time to write... nothing comes. Total blank.Just when he's ready to give up, his storytelling neighbor Stan shows up with a box of dusty old books-and a promise that they'll cure James's writer's block. Skeptical but desperate, James cracks one open... and a tiny blue dragon bursts into his room!"Blue" talks nonstop, has more energy than a tornado, and is apparently on a mission. He says he's here to help James-but he also has a nose for mischief (and his sister's cooking). As magical book portals open and the line between fiction and reality starts to blur, James must solve a problem before everything-including dinner-is toast.Packed with laughs, heart, and magical mayhem, readers who love Magic Tree House, Dragon Masters, and The Bailey School Kids will be hooked on this new series.

Feral, a retired war hero with ancient bones and thinning scales, has been living in a dragon retirement home for several centuries. There, his daily routine is always the same: wake up with creaky joints, force down the stale protein bars from Bites of Knights, avoid the caterwauling old females on the shuffleboard court, and then return to bed to dream of flying.But when a tiny stray human shows up at his front boulder, Feral's ho-hum world is turned upside down. Once a tentative agreement not to eat this strange little 'morsel' is forged, the two of them embark on a journey for applesauce that ends with each of them saving the other's life - in more ways than one.THE LITTLE MORSEL is a warm, lighthearted adventure that shines a delicate light on loneliness, neglect, found family, and purpose. Multifaceted and relatable, it is a story that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike.

This is about a young boy who is scared to go to the bathroom because he thinks the potty is talking to him. The potty is very Scary looking and he has to get up the nerve to go and talk to Mr potty to make agreement with him so that he is able to start using the potty. It a fun book to read.

A long time ago, dragons hatched out of the ridge of hills behind Cody's house. He knows there is nothing to be scared of. The hand-painted illustrations introduce several gentle dragons in bright colors.* * *six kids - children's books byThink Positive Publishingwww.thinkpositivepublishing.com

A chilling adventure awaits in this page-turning thriller about an art rescue mission, made up monsters coming to life, and a terrifying ride on the Imagination Train from middle grade author Tevin Hansen.Mizzy Agnor has watched most of her close friends throw away an important piece of their childhood-imagination, a love of art and being creative. When her best friend's sketchbook-full of creepy drawings of "the quiet man"-is heartlessly tossed into an open manhole, Miz goes in after it, alone.Rattus, a clever but easily distracted sewer dweller, leads her through the underground labyrinth, all the way to the Imagination Train, which will take her anywhere she chooses. A classroom full of friends, an abandoned movie theater, or even a visit to her beloved Grammy's house. But even the most clever and inventive imagination can become distorted in a place like this. Miz will have to find a way out before everything good she's dreamed up so far begins to...change...and will eventually change her.*This is only the beginning of what the Quiet Man has planned for Miz, Fenn and Reiny, three middle school students bound together by friendship, loyalty-and a few stitches.

Culania: Knight of the Werewolf is another sequel in the Culania series. This time, we join Culania and his friend Shalim when they hear about a strange creature in the woods. It's up to them to find the werewolf and save everyone from its late-night howling. Come along, and see what they may find.<BR>(Parents, please check page one before purchase to determine if the imagery is too scary for your child.)

Dennis and Gnasher are back for a spooky adventure this Halloween.When the bogeyman of Bunkerton Castle returns and Lord Snooty flees town, Dennis, Gnasher and friends are dared to spend the night within the fortress's spooky halls.Will they last until morning? Or will the Bogeyman of Bunkerton Castle prove too scary for them to handle?

Are you afraid of the dark? Come on a journey, and Follow a spooky shadow's haunting call. Read if you dare, and be prepared to be transported through a whimsical, gothic tale with illustrations.

When fantasy meets reality, a young boy's dream of having a dragon for a pet takes him on an adventure that is sure to strike joy into every child's imagination.An unlikely match, the two experience what life could be like in a world not used to a combination like this. With no boundaries to stop them, they go out and seize the day, and learn what it's like having a dragon as a pet.Fun to follow, this rhyming adventure will take you far, far away from the companions of an ordinary pet store.What could possibly make life better? Well, I bet a dragon could.

'Princesses wear pink dresses and tiaras, don't they?' Lydia and Zoe are stuck inside on a rainy day playing with their princess dolls. Can Lydia show Zoe that princesses can wear a superhero cape and a pink dress?

Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this “wickedly funny” (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author), deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated tale of a hungry beast, a vain immortal man, and a not-so-charming little girl who doesn’t know she’s about to be eaten.<BR><BR>Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautiful for 511 years. How, you may wonder? Ebenezer simply has to feed the beast in the attic of his mansion. In return for meals of performing monkeys, statues of Winston Churchill, and the occasional cactus, Ebenezer gets potions that keep him young and beautiful, as well as other presents.<BR> <BR>But the beast grows ever greedier with each meal, and one day he announces that he’d like to eat a nice, juicy child next. Ebenezer has never done anything quite this terrible to hold onto his wonderful life. Still, he finds the absolutely snottiest, naughtiest, and most frankly unpleasant child he can and prepares to feed her to the beast.<BR> <BR>The child, Bethany, may just be more than Ebenezer bargained for. She’s certainly a really rather rude houseguest, but Ebenezer still finds himself wishing she didn’t have to be gobbled up after all. Could it be Bethany is less meal-worthy and more…friend-worthy?