Books with title The Cake Monster

Short Story -- From the Fairy Short Story collection.*Young Billy is in the hospital when he faces a childhood fear that all children encounter, the monster under the bed.But he soon learns that monsters aren't always what they appear to be, and that true friendship is worth everything.*The fifth of many "Fairy Short Stories". (Can be read in any order.)

Willis doesn’t want to be the only kid who has a dull summer vacation, so he tells a little lie in front of the whole class. This little lie grows into a Monster Lie as he continues to find himself stuck having to cover the first lie with another lie. He can’t keep track of what he’s already said. Willis finds out how to free himself from his own Monster Lie by following the advice of his loving parents and wonderful teacher.The main character, Willis, and his friends are familiar to children who have been taught to read using the HANSON Reading Phonics Chart System. Willis is introduced in the HANSON Reading Read and See Books now available online at www.HansonReading.com. The Monster Lie is the perfect story for those who have completed Chart 9 of the HANSON Reading Phonics Chart System.The Monster Lie is a short sixty page book with brilliant full color illustrations that grab children's attention while they learn a valuable life lesson. Recommended reading age is children ages seven to ten.The Monster Lie is a favorite for character development discussions providing the opportunity to recall and discuss similar situations that parents and grandparents have encountered as youths and then to compare their experiences. www.hansonreading.com

Four friends live on the same street, go to the same middle school, and even spend time on the same ball fields. Their friendship comes with the normal expected trappings: small jealousies, crushes, rivalries and lots and lots of fun. But there is something else they soon discover. They share the same blessing, the same curse. They can recognize monsters hiding behind normal faces. As they learn that each possess a special gift—sight, smell, hearing, and the ability to go undetected—they realize a neighbor, a teacher at their school is actually a monster of unspeakable terror bent on creating an army of slaves to do his bidding. Worse, the group has little time to convince anyone of what they see. But who would ever believe them?The Monster Club works against the clock to save their sleepy, beachside town and rid it of this monster once and for all. Someone might get hurt, but there is no time to be afraid.

Everyone knows stepmothers are bad, wicked and just plain evil. Buerki Puplampu cannot believe that her widowed father is getting remarried when her mother has not even been dead for long! She just knows that Naadu Nartey is wrong for her father. It isn't even because Naadu is bigger than a hippo or because she laughs like a cow or has hair on her face and chest like a cavewoman. She just knows.Some people call that feeling intuition, some call it superstition, soem even say it's a gift. Call it what you want but Buerki's gut feelings have never failed her. She vows to do everything in her power to save her younger brother and herself from the fate she knows is awaiting them. They will not be maltreated or abused by this new woman. She will make sure of it.