Books with author Ed Olson

People will tell you that there are no such things as monsters. But if you ask Alexander Applebee, hell tell you another story. He has a math monster, and that monster can be very distracting when its time to do math. Alex tries telling his math teacher, his mother, and even his grandfather about the blue-eyed monster whose antics make it hard to concentrate on the subject.Alex is flabbergasted that no one can see or hear the math monster, and they just dont understand his problem. Hes a bit relieved when he discovers other children have their own monsters. Though this makes him feel a little better, he must figure out how to deal with his own monster.In this picture book for children, Alexs unexpected adventure with his math monster reminds us that success in life is often a matter of taming our own creatures.

Early one Saturday morning, a five-year-old boy named Oliver decides that he doesnt want to be ordinary anymore. He chooses to become a toaster instead. He takes a cardboard box and draws on it all the parts that a toaster would havealong with holes for his eyes and hands!Now that Oliver is a toaster, he does his best to help his mom in the kitchen and his dad in the garden. He visits a friend, and they play video games. All through the day, he works hard to prove that a toaster can do anything an ordinary boy can do. Along the way Oliver learns an important lesson about himself.This illustrated childrens story explores the use of imagination with one of the best toys of all timean empty box. It shares a powerful truthwhile costumes have their limits, imagination can make everything more than ordinary.

Early one Saturday morning, a five-year-old boy named Oliver decides that he doesn’t want to be ordinary anymore. He chooses to become a toaster instead. He takes a cardboard box and draws on it all the parts that a toaster would have—along with holes for his eyes and hands! Now that Oliver is a toaster, he does his best to help his mom in the kitchen and his dad in the garden. He visits a friend, and they play video games. All through the day, he works hard to prove that a toaster can do anything an ordinary boy can do. Along the way Oliver learns an important lesson about himself. This illustrated children’s story explores the use of imagination with one of the best toys of all time—an empty box. It shares a powerful truth—while costumes have their limits, imagination can make everything more than ordinary.

People will tell you that there are no such things as monsters. But if you ask Alexander Applebee, he’ll tell you another story. He has a math monster, and that monster can be very distracting when it’s time to do math. Alex tries telling his math teacher, his mother, and even his grandfather about the blue-eyed monster whose antics make it hard to concentrate on the subject. Alex is flabbergasted that no one can see or hear the math monster, and they just don’t understand his problem. He’s a bit relieved when he discovers other children have their own monsters. Though this makes him feel a little better, he must figure out how to deal with his own monster. In this picture book for children, Alex’s unexpected adventure with his math monster reminds us that success in life is often a matter of taming our own creatures.

Early one Saturday morning, a five-year-old boy named Oliver decides that he doesn’t want to be ordinary anymore. He chooses to become a toaster instead. He takes a cardboard box and draws on it all the parts that a toaster would have—along with holes for his eyes and hands! Now that Oliver is a toaster, he does his best to help his mom in the kitchen and his dad in the garden. He visits a friend, and they play video games. All through the day, he works hard to prove that a toaster can do anything an ordinary boy can do. Along the way Oliver learns an important lesson about himself. This illustrated children’s story explores the use of imagination with one of the best toys of all time—an empty box. It shares a powerful truth—while costumes have their limits, imagination can make everything more than ordinary.

People will tell you that there are no such things as monsters. But if you ask Alexander Applebee, he'll tell you another story. He has a math monster, and that monster can be very distracting when it's time to do math. Alex tries telling his math teacher, his mother, and even his grandfather about the blue-eyed monster whose antics make it hard to concentrate on the subject. Alex is flabbergasted that no one can see or hear the math monster, and they just don't understand his problem. He's a bit relieved when he discovers other children have their own monsters. Though this makes him feel a little better, he must figure out how to deal with his own monster. In this picture book for children, Alex's unexpected adventure with his math monster reminds us that success in life is often a matter of taming our own creatures.