The Little Shop of Monsters by R. L. Stein

Goosebumps meets Arthur in this picture book from R. L. Stein and Marc Brown!  Where do you go when you want to "buy" a monster?  The Little Shop of Monsters!  At this shop you will find monsters of all types, some stinky, some that bite, some that will sneeze all over you.  Kids will love the hilarious monsters as they "shop" for the perfect pet.

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Monster Needs A Costume by Paul Czajak

I am so bummed....that I did not find this book until AFTER Halloween because my kiddos would have LOVED it!  (Yes, next year!)  It is Monster's favorite time of year and of course he does not have the perfect costume to wear!  He tries various costumes out, including cowboy from the West, ballet dancer with a tutu, and ninja.  Nothing seems to be the perfect choice for Monster.  Will he find the perfect costume in time for Halooween night?!  Kids will love this fun, rhyming story about monster's quest to find the PERFECT costume.  Great fun and wonderful addition to any Halloween collection. 

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Monster Mash illustrated by David Catrow

"He did the mash.  He did the monster mash!  The monster mash.  It was a graveyard smash."

Davide Catrow's funny and somewhat creepy illustrations bring the lyrics/song by Bobby Pickett and Leonard Capizzi to life.  Perfect for the upcoming Halloween season, kids will enjoy Catrow's take on the popular song.

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Hush, Little Monster by Denis Markell

"Hush Little Monster, don't you howl.  Daddy's gonna give you a ...screeching owl."

And so begins this monster version of Hush Little Baby complete with a ghost, a vampire, and wolfman.  Adorable pictures will allow even the youngest readers to enjoy.
 

The Baby That Roared by Simon Puttock

I enjoyed this book about the "baby" that arrived on the doorstep of Mr. and Mrs. Deer.  Mr. and Mrs. Deer very much wanted a baby of their own so when one suddenly appeared.  However right from the start something was not quite right with this baby.  First the baby would not eat.  Then the baby smelled bad.  More and more problems kept coming up with this baby but every individual that came to help, seemed to disappear.  Finally Granny Bear was able to get to the bottom of the mystery....and by bottom I mean, bottom of the "baby's" stomach.  The "baby" was not really a baby!  Instead the baby was a MONSTER!!!  Upon being discovered the monster took off and was never seen again....or was he?  Very cute that young students will enjoy.

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Time Out For Monsters! byJean Reidy

A young boy is sitting on a stool....in the corner....in a very plain corner.  This corner is not new to him and after spending so much time here he has decided it needs a little color.  He needs a window in this corner....and from there the corner comes alive.  Neubecker's illustrations of vibrant, bright colors brings the corner to life.  Maybe a little TOO alive as far as mom is concerned.  After a few dinosaurs, flowers, a monster, etc. the boy has to return the corner to the plain corner.  Cute, short book which will have some kids gasping, in sheer horror that a child would do such a things, and other children nodding their heads, maybe possibly because they HAVE done such a thing.

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