Books with author Derek Sullivan

Featuring tongue-in-cheek humor for adults and unhinged delight for kids, this alphabet book is full of silly monster fun from Alien to Zombie. Whimsical illustrations combined with winky verses add levity throughout, making this the perfect book to make you the coolest mom, dad, aunt or uncle ever. Monster ABC covers the full monster spectrum: Some are well-known (e.g., Alien, Ghost, Zombie), some are regional favorites (e.g., Jersey Devil, Sasquatch, Chupacabra) and some come with a passport (e.g., Banshee, Krampus, Quetzalcoatl). These gorgeously quirky monsters and silly verses prove there's nothing to fear.

Your favorite monsters from all 5 Hazy Dell Press Monster Series board books are together in a gorgeous slipcase at a great value.The Hazy Dell Press 5-Book Gift Set includes the award-winning Monster ABC, Goodnight Krampus, Get Dressed, Sasquatch!, Hush Now, Banshee! and Don't Eat Me, Chupacabra! / ¡No Me Comas, Chupacabra!Visit hazydellpress.com for free education guides and activities perfect for schools, libraries, homeschool and stay-at-home learning."[These] board books are unlike any other books for children. ― Willamette Week “Innovative, modern and incredibly fun. Rhyming board books are prevalent, but rollicking, fun ones are rarer." ― Creators Syndicate

Everyone is enjoying quiet time, but little Banshee just wants to have fun the only way she knows how: Loudly.Join Banshee as she counts her way through the Irish landscape in the noisiest counting book in the land. It’s gonna be a blast: You can count on it.Visit hazydellpress.com for free education guides and activities perfect for schools, libraries, homeschool and stay-at-home learning.Winner of a 2019 Moonbeam Award: Best Counting Book"Innovative, modern and incredibly fun. Rhyming board books are prevalent, but rollicking, fun ones are rarer."―Creators Syndicate

Named a Best Book of 2019 by Kirkus Reviews, this pungent parody of Snow White modernizes (and stinks up) the themes of the classic fairy tale to serve as a timely parable of the virtues of inclusive democracy versus the evils of corrupt regimes.Set in the faraway (and terrible-smelling) land of Rancidia, where it’s good to smell bad and bad to smell good, this hilarious middle-grade chapter book follows the adventures of the profoundly stinky Hobgoblin as he flees the jealous wrath of a monstrous, democracy-hating ogre tyrant named Fiddlefart. Along the way, he joins forces with the Seven Stinkers―an outcast band of foul-smelling creatures (Grody the bog monster, Yucky the skunk ape, Icky the sloth, Musty the mummy, Fusty the moldy pirate skeleton, Poot the sentient dung ball, and Toot, the dung beetle), the adorable barking spiders, and a mysterious squirrel known only as The Huntress.Visit hazydellpress.com for free education guides and activities perfect for schools, libraries, homeschool and stay-at-home learning.*"Readers will giggle through every page of this smart political satire. As the stench-loving Rancidians would say: It stinks!" ― Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Engages hard-to-please tween readers with imaginative adventure, fun illustrations [and] silly fart references...Read it together at bedtime to share laughter and a positive message of empathy and inclusivity." ― The Seattle Times "[A] hilarious second coming of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs…This story is like nothing you’ve ever read before…You’ll instantly fart with glee[.]" ― Literary Features Syndicate

Not a creature was stirring...except the mischievous Krampus who's too excited to sleep!It's Christmas Eve and Santa has a lot on his plate, but his biggest challenge is convincing little Krampus to go to bed. Brimming with holiday cheer, this is one bedtime story that's good for goodness' sake.Visit hazydellpress.com for free education guides and activities perfect for schools, libraries, homeschool and stay-at-home learning."The charming illustrations and clever rhymes by twin brothers Derek Sullivan, a Seattle illustrator, and Kyle Sullivan, a Portland writer, make this hip book entertaining even for the grown-ups." ―The Seattle Times

In the Pacific Northwest, the trees are always green, the eagles are always stern and Sasquatch is always, well, naked. But what happens when a rule-touting ranger shows up to ask Sasquatch to put some clothes on? Find out in this story of mountainous fun and evergreen hilarity."Incredibly imaginative and funny artwork"―Creators Syndicate"Buoyant silliness and a positive message about being free to be oneself."―Booklist"This witty little board book by Derek Sullivan and Kyle Sullivan features a naked Sasquatch and a park ranger who wants him to follow the rules and put on some clothes. Set (and written) in the Pacific Northwest, it’s a fun rhyming tale of freedom and compromise in the great outdoors." ―Seattle Times "The art is fun and the story is too, so grab yourself a copy of Get Dressed, Sasquatch!. You won’t be disappointed!" ―GeekDad.com

Little Chupacabra is a picky eater with a monstrous appetite for only one thing: goats. This is a huge problem if you happen to be a goat. Set in gorgeous Puerto Rico, this delicious tale of compromise features digestible Spanish vocabulary, a menagerie of animal amigos, and one determined―and hungry―Chupacabra. Winner of a 2019 PubWest Book Design Award.Visit hazydellpress.com for free education guides and activities perfect for schools, libraries, homeschool and stay-at-home learning.

Something is rotten in the state of Deadmark, but of course there is: it's filled with zombies. This brainy middle-grade adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet follows a young science-minded zombie named Edda as she deals with a series of death-altering problems including a climate crisis caused by the anti-science humans in Ignorway, the disappearance of her mom, and the greedy scheming of her villainous Aunt Agonista.Visit hazydellpress.com for free education guides and activities perfect for schools, libraries, homeschool and stay-at-home learning."A standing ovation for undead environmentalist theater."― Kirkus Reviews

A timely tale of fear, prejudice and misunderstanding, The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies is the story of the world's bravest witch coming face-to-face with her greatest fear...and it's not what you're expecting.Join the Cyclops Witch and Hazy Dell's medley of monsters as they learn a heartwarming lesson of friendship, inclusion and finding the bravery to confront prejudice―especially your own.Visit hazydellpress.com for free education guides and activities perfect for schools, libraries, homeschool and stay-at-home learning. "The Sullivan twins dish up a yarn replete with cute monsters, cuter children, an unusually memorable protagonist, and buckets of fluffy uplift. Readers will melt." ―Kirkus Reviews "A charming collaborative [picture book] debut about facing one's fears, The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie-Jeebies...is a perfect read for kids who look forward to Halloween all year round." ―PDX Parent Magazine "Brave a creepy campout filled with rhyming verses and smiling faces, stargaze with Mothman, night swim with Sea Beast, or roast marshmallows with Hobgoblin, turning worry into wonder and monsters into friends." ―Foreword Reviews

Henry "Biggie" Abbott is the son of one of his hometown's most famous athletes. His father was a baseball legend and his step-dad is a close second. At an obese 300+ pounds though, Biggie himself prefers classroom success to sports. As a perfectionist, he doesn't understand why someone would be happy getting two hits in five trips to the plate. "Forty percent, that's an F in any class," he would say. As Biggie's junior year begins, the girl of his dreams, Annabelle Rivers, starts to flirt with him. Hundreds of people have told him to follow in his dad's footsteps and play ball, but Annabelle might be the one to actually convince him to try.

Henry “Biggie” Abbott is the son of one of Finch, Iowa’s most famous athletes. His father was a baseball legend and his step-dad is a close second. At an obese 300+ pounds though, Biggie himself prefers classroom success to sports. As a perfectionist, he doesn’t understand why someone would be happy getting two hits in five trips to the plate. “Forty percent, that’s an F in any class,” he would say. As Biggie’s junior year begins, the girl of his dreams, Annabelle Rivers, starts to flirt with him. Hundreds of people have told him to follow in his dad’s footsteps and play ball, but Annabelle might be the one to actually convince him to try. What happens when a boy who has spent his life since fourth grade trying to remain invisible is suddenly thrust into the harsh glare of the high school spotlight?