Books with title Our Monsters

Enter the colorful world of 43 Monsters, where each monster has special hopes, quirky dreams, and deep feelings of its own. Monster Brokeosurus introduces curious readers to each monster as we are guided through the imaginary realm of the fictitious monster-creator Charlie Wedster. An inspiration for young artists and entertaining for all, let your imagination run wild as these lovable monsters steal your heart!Arthur Bradford is an O. Henry Award-winning writer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker. His first book, Dogwalker, was published by Knopf and Vintage paperback. His most recent book, Turtleface and Beyond, has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He lives in Portland, Oregon.Chuck Webster is an artist known for his abstract paintings and drawings. His work is in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His childhood drawings provide the artwork in 43 Monsters. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

After being attacked by a serial killer, saved by Loki-so-called god of mischief, lies, and chaos-dragged to Alfheim, losing every cent in her bank account, and caring for her grandmother, Amy Lewis has lost her scholarship to veterinary school. But it's all right. She has a plan. If she manages to keep her day job as a receptionist, and her night job as a vet tech, she may be able to get her scholarship reinstated and save enough money for the dreaded "miscellaneous fees." Too bad her day boss is unbearable . . .Agent Steve Rogers has political aspirations, but when a suitcase nuke turns out to be something much worse and so-called Norse gods start showing up in his life, he has a priority shift. Meanwhile, Loki's priorities and plans haven't changed at all. He wants Asgard to burn. Of course, earthly pleasures can be so distracting.These three disparate characters have little in common, but they'll have to join forces to save earth from trolls, wyrms, frost giant invasions, and an old evil growing beneath Chicago's streets.

Beware! Here be monsters!Monsters have always lurked in people’s nightmares. But long ago, people genuinely believed that they also lurked on mountaintops, in lakes, in caves, and in the darkest corners of the forest. From the minotaur in its labyrinth prison, the basilisk with its stony gaze, the giant elephant-eating roc, the ship-rending kraken, and the smelly foul-mouthed harpies, monsters were large or small, scary or noble. So watch out—here be monsters! Learn about monster legends and lore from around the world, including why people truly believed in them, in this fascinating companion to Dragons, Unicorns, and Mermaids. Beautiful full-color illustrations accompany the easy-to-read text.

The bright, colorful board book Halloween is the perfect treat on this fun holiday! With a pull-slide on the cover and on every spread, kids will love peeking inside a jack-o'-lantern, a sack of treats, a cookie jar, and more! Monsters, ghosts, and goblins haunt the fun book Monsters, with pull-slides that let readers look inside a monster's head, a skeleton's head, and a funny tombstone.

The Changed are on the move. The Spared are out of time. The End . . . is now. When her parents died, Alex thought things couldn’t get much worse—until the doctors found the monster in her head. She headed into the wilderness as a good-bye, to leave everything behind. But then the end of the world happened, and Alex took the first step down a treacherous road of betrayal and terror and death. Now, with no hope of rescue—on the brink of starvation in a winter that just won’t quit—she discovers a new and horrifying truth. The Change isn’t over. The Changed are still evolving. And . . . they’ve had help. With this final volume of The Ashes Trilogy, Ilsa J. Bick delivers a riveting, blockbuster finish, returning listeners to a brutal, post-apocalyptic world where no one is safe and hope is in short supply. A world where, from these ashes, the monsters may rise.

They’d all heard the tales of creepy monsters living on the terraformed moon in the distant solar system.Gabriel Anderson’s mum is trying to find out why the mini-sun is spiking and could explode. En route to visit her the shuttle is attacked and crashes on the terraformed moon. Aided by a learning machine forced on him by a stranger back on Earth and another passenger with a love of practical jokes, Gabe suspects that the moon’s life forms may not be as threatening as those tales suggest. However, they may be far more powerful and dangerous in a different way. Will they punish us for changing their planet or can we co-exist?

There's a googly-eyed monster on every spread including a yeti, vampire, dragon and slime monster in 11 fantastical scenes. With more than 200 stickers to help bring each picture to life, coloring, and first facts, this sticker activity book with a simple story is perfect for busy little hands and a great introduction to the spooky world of monsters!