Monsters

Hogwarts meets Men in Black in a thrilling comic adventure about a very gifted boy who joins a monster fighting academy. Charlie Benjamin is not like other children – when he sleeps he has terrible nightmares, and when he wakes it is to find his room has been wrecked. Then one day he wakes up to f... More

There's no such thing as monsters. Mother and Daddy even said so. But then why is there monster drool on Junie B.'s pillow? Oh, no! What if Paulie Allen Puffer is right -- what if she really "does have a monster under her bed? If Junie B. goes to sleep, the monster might see her feet hanging down. A... More

Jigsaw is exited about his camping trip with his friends -- no school, and no detective work. But a full moon and a campfire story about a lake creature get Jigsaw back in business. When the marshmallows begin to disappear, Danika is sure a Marshmallow Monster is haunting the lake. Jigsaw and Mila s... More

This is the well-loved story of a big friendly giant who spirits a child out of bed to the land of the child-eating giants. This edition has a great new cover by Quentin Blake as well as a whole new exciting end section about Roald Dahl and his world.... More

The Bailey School Kids begin to worry when they meet the coach of the new junior hockey team, the creepy assistant from the science museum, who bears a startling resemblance to Frankenstein's monster.... More

Beware! Only those who are McFearlessly brave may read from the pages of these monstrous memoirs. Minerva McFearless is an eleven-year-old monsterminator. Her family has been hunting down and destroying monsters for thousands of generations. But now the monsters have taken their revenge. The dreaded... More

You should've never gone into the creepy clock store. But it's too late to change your mind -- and the owner, Chronos, needs your help. Can you figure out how to get back to your own time...and away from the Time Police?... More

In this Caldecott Medal winner. Max, a wild and naughty boy, is sent to bed without his supper by his exhausted mother. In his room, he imagines sailing far away to a land of Wild Things. Instead of eating him, the Wild Things make Max their king.Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailin... More

Many, many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page . . . for a monster is at the end of the book! "Oh, I am so embarrassed," he says on the last page, for of course the m... More

Now in paperback--the spine-tingling sequel to "The Wee Free Men" from the Carnegie Medalist and author of the bestselling Discworld series. Tiffany Aching is off to begin her apprenticeship in magic, but she's being followed by an insidious presence.Something is coming after Tiffany ... Tiffany Ach... More

Now in paperback--the book that introduced a pint-size heroine with enough pluck to face down any challenge--be it making friends, thrashing monsters, or being herself. Includes a Cut-and-Create Monster Game. Illustrations. Consumable.Franny K. Stein is not your average girl -- she's a mad scientist... More

Young mad scientist Franny K. Stein makes it her mission to help her classmates find and bring out their own inner mad scientist. All she needs is a few open-minded classmates, a half-completed two-headed robot, and an invisibility potion. Full color.There's nothing better than being a mad scientist... More

Franny gets a "Lab" assistant for Valentine's Day who's part just-about-everything and all thumbs. When he accidentally loses a giant, arrow-shooting Cupid, it's up to Franny to save the day. Includes a "valentine generator." Illustrations.Franny's mom says every mad scientist needs a lab assistant.... More

Honey is telling everyone at Shadyside High that she's Becka Norwood's best friend. Soon Honey moves in on Becka's life and takes over everything. It seems as though Honey won't stop until Becka's gone--for good. Reissue.FEAR STREET -- WHERE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARES LIVE...Honey Perkins just moved to S... More

THIS DELIGHTFUL SERIES OF BOARD BOOKS IS AIMED AT VERY YOUNG CHILDREN. THE BRIGHT PICTURES, WITH THEIR PATCHES OF DIFFERENT TEXTURES, ARE DESIGNED TO DEVELOP SENSORY AND LANGUAGE AWARENESS. BABIES AND TODDLERS WILL LOVE TURNING THE PAGES AND TOUCHING THE FEELY PATCHES.... More

The BFG--Big Friendly Giant--is no ordinary bone-crushing giant: he is far too nice. How he and his tiny friend, Sophie, conspire to put an end to the loathsome activities of the other Giants is marvelously told by a writer and an artist who "are uncanny in their understanding of what children like ... More

Nineteen hilarious poems delve into the secret lives of Frankenstein, Wolfman, Dracula, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Bigfoot, Godzilla, and others. Full color.Being a monster isn't all frightening villagers and sucking blood. Monsters have their trials, too. Poor Frankenstein's cupboard is ba... More

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But is the winning rider at the motorcycle races really a sea monster?The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!Howie ran his hand through his hair and gulped. "What would happen if a sea monster and the Loch Ness Monster clashed right ... More

Eddie and his friends are having a blast at the spring carnival. But a tiny woman who sells t-shirts is scaring some of them away--she's got bright red hair, pointy ears, a squeaky voice, and yells at the kids--just like a mean troll.Eddie and his friends are having a blast at the spring carnival. B... More