Category Archives: Monsters

Monsters Love Cupcakes by Mike Austin

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

Monsters Love Cupcakes by Mike Austin. Harper, 2022. 9780062286192 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Multitudes of merry monsters make cupcakes in this … Continue reading →

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The Line in the Sand by Thao Lam

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

The Line in the Sand by Thao Lam. Owlkids Books, 2022. 9781771475709 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? All the adorable little monsters are playing … Continue reading →

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Cat’s Cradle: The Golden Twine by Jo Rioux

Posted on July 6, 2022 by susanh579

Cat’s Cradle: The Golden Twine by Jo Rioux. First Second, 2022. 9781250625366 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Paperback graphic novel Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Suri dreams of being … Continue reading →

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Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter by Zoraida Cordova

Posted on June 17, 2022 by susanh579

Valentina Salazar is Not a Monster Hunter by Zoraida Cordova. Scholastic, 2022. 9781338712728  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: ARC Paperback Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Valentina Salazar does NOT … Continue reading →

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Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

Posted on April 12, 2022 by susanh579

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len. HarperTeen, 2022. 9780063024649  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3.5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Joan comes from a family of monsters, or so … Continue reading →

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My First Pop-Up Mythological Monsters by Owen Davey

Posted on October 20, 2021 by susanh579

My First Pop-Up Mythological Monsters by Owen Davey. Candlewick Press, c2020, 2021. 9781536217643 Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format:  Hardcover Genre:  Picture Book What did you like about the book?   Fifteen mythological creatures from … Continue reading →

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Kraken Me Up

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Kraken Me Up (I Like to Read Comics) by Jeffrey Ebbeler. Holiday House, 2021. 9780823450176  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover/easy reader/graphic novel Genre:  Fantasy What did you like about the book? Starting on the … Continue reading →

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Bartholomew and the Morning Monsters by Sophie Berger, illustrated by Ruan van Vliet

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Bartholomew and the Morning Monsters by Sophie Berger, illustrated by Ruan van Vliet. Cicada Books Ltd, 2021. 9781908714848 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading →

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My Monsterpiece by Amalia Hoffman

Posted on September 8, 2021 by susanh579

My Monsterpiece by Amalia Hoffman. Yeehoo Press, 2021. 9781953458018 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book?  An unnamed and unseen little kid narrator draws … Continue reading →

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What Is the Story of the Mummy? by Sheila Keenan,  illustrated by Carlos Basabe

Posted on September 1, 2021 by susanh579

What Is the Story of the Mummy? by Sheila Keenan,  illustrated by Carlos Basabe. Penguin Workshop, 2021. 9781524788483 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Paperback What did you like about the book?  Another entry … Continue reading →

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