Books with title The Friendly Monster

The ongoing adventures of how a boy and a Monster become the best of friends. Together they learn about love, friendship, and the power of believing in yourself. In this book, our adventure begins with the boy and the Monster first meeting. Our Monster is a friendly fluffy fellow, with a kind heart who only seeks friendship, love and adventure. And adventure is what they get! Hope to see more of you, and remember "Be Friendly". Book 1 of 5 in our first series.

Louis and his family have just moved into their new house, full of big empty rooms and dusty corners to play in. But on Louis' first night, he hears a strange noise coming from under his bed, and is shocked to find a monster! Fortunately, this monster isn't scary, and when Louis takes him to the park the next day, he helps Louis make friends with the other kids in his new neighborhood. Featuring an adorable family of foxes and one very large, very green one-eyed monster, this is a great story about new places and learning to make friends.

The spectacular new middle-grade fantasy series from bestselling authors Garth Nix and Sean Williams.Since moving to the town of Portland, many bizarre things have happened to Jaide and Jack Shield. The twins have discovered their own magical powers--and have seen how they can go horribly wrong. They have met cats who talk and humans who keep silent about deep, dark secrets. And they have begun their fight against a deadly force known only as The Evil.Still, Jaide and Jack have yet to meet the strangest resident of Portland. It's a creature that only comes out at night, a beast that defies human description. Jaide and Jack have never seen it . . . but they're about to. And when they do, destruction and disaster won't be too far away.

Sometimes monsters are not what they seem. Sometimes they are just scary looking. Sophie's school is next to a monster school. They both share the same playground but never interact because their recess is at different times. In Sophies school, Sophie doesn't have a lot of friends. In fact, she's bullied. She gives up hope of ever making a friend. That is until one day she ventures outside the world that she knows to discover that monsters may be friendly after all.

Stephen Crane (1850-1893) is regarded as a master of American short story writing. First published in 1898, “The Monster” is one of his best-known novellas. It is a study of prejudice, fear and isolation in a small town near New York, where an African-American man suffers the pains of social exclusion after being disfigured by fire in order to save another man. This edition also contains the enlightening essay “A Note on Stephen Crane” written by literary critic and painter John D. Barry (1866-1942) in 1901.