Books with author Lydia Monks

Don’t let this lonely spider frighten you! She just wants to be a family pet—and she thinks she would make a better pet than the typical dog or cat. But every time this clever spider tries to impress her chosen family, she scares them instead, until the day she unwittingly enchants them. Aaaarrgghh! Spider! spins a lively tale about one creature’s efforts to find her place.

“Monk’s cartoonish illustrations are lively and offer some genuinely funny moments.”—Kirkus Reviews “Monks begins with a visual bang and an unusual premise: a spider wants to be this family’s pet!”—School Library Journal Don’t let this lonely spider frighten you! She just wants to be a family pet—and she thinks she would make a better pet than the typical dog or cat. But every time this clever spider tries to impress her chosen family, she scares them instead, until the day she unwittingly enchants them. Aaaarrgghh! Spider! spins a lively tale about one creature’s efforts to find her place.

Minnie is determined to save a family of mice from her father and the cat“Eeeek, a mouse!” squeaked Mummy one morning. “Aaahh, I don’t like mice!” squawked Daddy. “Oooh, I love mice!” squealed Minnie.But can Minnie keep the poor little mouse safe with a Dad and a cat so intent on catching it? This rip-roaring read-aloud picture book about a small girl saving a large family of mice from her father's amazing mouse trap—and from the pet cat—can be enjoyed again and again.

Minnie loves mice! But her parents hate them. So when a family of mice move into Minnie's house, she has to work fast to save them from her dad's amazing mousetrap and a hungry cat. Featuring the same family as Monks's Aaaarrgghh, Spider!, this vibrantly illustrated adventure is filled with die-cut mouse holes and is chock full of surprises (including a spider hiding throughout). The mice's clever tactics and the Minnie's resourcefulness will have young readers and listeners laughing from beginning to end.

Rabbit Races Ahead! is a wonderfully warm story about empathy and kindness, perfect for preschool readers.It’s Sports Day at Twit Twoo School and all of the children are very excited. But no one is more excited than Rabbit. She’s decided that she is going to win every race, and has been practising very hard. But as Rabbit wins medal after medal, she seems to be losing friend after friend. Perhaps they are getting tired of her boasting. And now there is just one big race to go. Will Rabbit keep her eyes on the prize, or might there still be time for her to learn that being kind can feel every bit as good as winning?Join Rabbit, Frog, Mouse, Mole, Owl and their teacher, Miss Hoot, at their fun-filled treetop school. With a cast of adorable animal characters and bright, bold, distinctive illustrations from the award-winning Lydia Monks, illustrator of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard series, the Twit Twoo School series is sure to delight young children.Twit Twoo School: warm and witty stories, perfect for every preschooler. Share more exciting school adventures in Mouse's Big Day and Frog Hops Off!

Welcome to Twit Twoo School! In this first story meet Mouse, Mole, Owl, Frog, Rabbit and their teacher Miss Hoot at their fun-filled treetop school. It's Mouse's first day, and she's feeling a little nervous - in fact, she doesn't want to go to school at all! But with a little help from her new friends, she finds that perhaps school isn't so bad after all . . . Mouse's Big Day is a warm and funny story about friendship that is perfect for any child who is starting school or nursery.With a cast of adorable animal characters and bright, bold, distinctive illustrations from the award-winning Lydia Monks, illustrator of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard and What the Ladybird Heard Next, the Twit Twoo School series is sure to delight young children.