Showing posts with label beware the monster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beware the monster. Show all posts

Monday, October 14, 2024

Let's Get Spooky

As Halloween approaches, we often get asked for spooky stories for kids.  Here's a few of our favorite spooky picture books . . . .

Beware the Monster by Michael Escoffier
Advises the reader to avoid reading the book that contains a monster that is eating up everything in sight, until the monster spots the reader looking at it and it is too late.

The Monsters' Monster by Patrick McDonnell
Grouch, Grump, and little Gloom 'n' Doom spend much of their time arguing over who is the "biggest and baddest" until they build a monster together that turns out to be very different than what they expect.

When a Monster Is Born by Sean Taylor
Explores the options available to a monster from the time it is born, such as becoming the scary monster under someone's bed or playing on the school basketball team.

Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
A hungry monster seeks a different type of bedtime snack.


More Books --
Are You a Monster? by Guilherme Karsten
Does Frankenstein Get Hungry? by John Solimine
Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott
Fright Club by Ethan Long
I Want to Be in a Scary Book by Sean Taylor
It's Not Easy Being a Ghost by Marilyn Sadler
Jeepers Creepers by Laura Leuck
Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
Looking for a Jumbie by Tracey Baptiste
Love Monster by Rachel Bright
Monster Boogie by Laurie Berkner
Monsters Love Cupcakes by Mike Austin
My Monster and Me by Nadiya Hussain
My Monster Mama Loves Me So by Laura Leuck
Sally and the Something by George O'Connor
Skeleton for Dinner by Margery Cuyler
Skeleton Hiccups by Margery Cuyler
Travel Guide for Monsters by Lori Degman
The Ugliest Monster in the World by Luis Amavisca
Why Did the Monster Cross the Road? by R.L. Stine
Zombelina by Kristyn Crow

Monday, November 6, 2023

Happy Belated Birthday Cookie Monster

One of our favorite monsters at JCL-Arnold Branch is Cookie Monster.  Who doesn't love a monster who eats cookies?  While we missed his birthday on November 2, we're celebrating a little late with some of our favorite monster and cookie books.

Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Uses stories about cookies to impart lessons about life and behavior.

Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere
A hungry monster seeks a different type of bedtime snack.

Cookiesaurus Rex by Amy Fellner Dominy
Not satisfied with his green frosting and little hat, a cookie shaped like a dinosaur demands to be redecorated.

Beware the Monster! by Michael Escoffier
In this book, young children are introduced to a ravenous monster that eats everything in its path.


More Books --
Catch That Cookie! by Hallie Durand
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Eat Pete! by Michael Rex
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff
If You're a Monster and You Know It by Ed Emberley
Jitterbug Jam by Barbara Ann Hicks
Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems
The Little Shop of Monsters by R.L. Stine
Marilyn's Monster by Michelle Knudsen
Monsters Love School by Mike Austin
Tough Cookie by David Wisniewski
Travel Guide for Monsters by Lori Degman
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont
Who Took the Cookie From the Cookie Jar? by Bonnie Lass
Worst in Show by William Bee