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In this story, Jack and Annabelle meet the monster Barry and set out to find their new friend Marty. Monster World is counting on them to find Bellion, and they are determined to not let everyone down.

One day, while delivering papers on his same ordinary paper route, Jack finds himself amidst a very unordinary world. A world where strange and silly monsters become his friends. In this story, Jack and Annabelle meet Earl, a monster who surprises them with his huge ears and intense sense of hearing.

Jack Miller has spent his entire nine years in the same house on the same street in the same town with the same best friend. One day, while delivering papers on his same ordinary paper route, Jack finds himself amidst a very unordinary world. A world where strange and silly monsters become his friends. This is the first of several adventures that Jack and his best friend, Annabelle, will have in the secret world that Jack discovers that fateful day.

Rettet die Gorillas! Die Olchis im Dschungel. Wo ist Gerda Grünspecht? Die Olchis suchen die im afrikanischen Urwald verschwundene Gorilla-Forscherin. Doch das wird gefährlicher als gedacht, denn auch der dubiose Mister Trash interessiert sich sehr für Gerda und ihr Engagement für die Gorillas. Ob die Olchis Gerda finden und am Ende heil nach Schmuddelfing zurückkehren?

In the 10th book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early listener book mystery series - there's a haunted house in Green Lawn! It's Halloween, and the Shangri-la Hotel has been transformed into a haunted house, complete with an ogre out front. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are ready for some scary fun, but then they notice that none of the kids who have gone in the hotel have come back out. What's happening to them? Ghosts and witches and ogres aren't real...right?

Ever since Angus was a wee baby monster, living below the surface of Loch Ness, his parents tried to teach him to be a proper monster. But as Angus grows bigger, he gets sloppy. "Puggy-nit" shells (peanuts) are piling up; his "grottie" (dirty) laundry is in a heap; "tatties" (potatoes) litter the floor. It's a mountain of a mess! And as Angus's trash heap grows, pushing him away from the comforts of home, a surprising Loch Ness sighting of his own awaits on the surface of the lake....

Things have been pretty quiet for Billy, Amanda, and Mr. Night ever since Halloween ended, but that's all about to change. When their friend, Emily, decides to make a zombie movie in town, she goes to the extreme to make her film look as real as possible. The result is zombies...lots and lots of zombies.

Arrth, a Bigfoot tween, has lived a sheltered life until he runs into a skin-faced human. When the ugly monster tries to shoot an innocent rabbit, Arrth must act. His brave deed backfires. Somehow the skin-faced thief has stolen part of Bigfoot Valley's cloaking shield and now the Bigfoot clan is in danger of discovery. Or worse, total destruction. It's clear that Arrth is the only one who can save the clan. He will have to track down the thief and retrieve the missing device. To do this, he must leave the safety of Bigfoot Valley in the desperate hope of saving his kind.

A just right scary story for the young and the fearful. Everyone loves a campfire tale that ends well. Simple language and limited suspense make it an appropriate read aloud selection for the preschool through elementary age child.

In this frighteningly funny mix of Ghostbusters and Monsters Inc, there is only one person who can help fifth grade boy-genius Will Allen when he is beset by fears that have literally come to life: the Great Monster Detective, Bigelow Hawkins! But even with Bigelow's help, along with the use of some very special monster detective tools, can Will learn how to conquer his monsters and uncover the secret of the dreadful Hidden Beast before it's too late?

In this inventive, fast-paced novel, New York Times bestselling and Printz Award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi takes on hard-hitting themes - from food safety to racism and immigration - and creates a zany, grand-slam adventure that will get kids thinking about where their food comes from. The zombie apocalypse begins on the day Rabi, Miguel, and Joe are practicing baseball near their town's local meatpacking plant and nearly get knocked out by a really big stink.

Don't be fooled by his friendly smile, his perfect manners, or his shiny red apple. Student council president Howard Mergler is actually a sinister bug-monster in disguise - and he's summoning swarms of roaches, wasps, fleas, and head lice into the corridors of Lovecraft Middle School! Twelve-year-old Robert Arthur is the only student who can stop him - but he'll need help from his best friends: the school bully, the school ghost, and an extremely courageous two-headed rat.

This second novel in the Tales from Lovecraft Middle School series begins right where Professor Gargoyle ended. Seventh-grader Robert Arthur has discovered that two of his classmates are actually sinister snake-women in disguise. Even worse, his new middle school is full of “gates” to a terrifying alternate dimension - a haunted mansion full of strange spirits and monstrous beasts. For Robert to protect his teachers and classmates, he'll need to return to this haunted dimension with his best friends.

Seven Monsters Ready to Play is an audiobook about seven monster friends who live in a garden. Bitsy and Billy meet their friends. Their friends are bored because they have no one to play with. As they walk through the garden, they gather more and more friends until they have lots of friends to play with. This is also a counting book. For more information on the Seven Monsters children's books, please visit SevenMonstersBooks.com.

In this children's story, a young queen purchases an enchanted item that will allow her to see either the past or the future - but not both. She chooses a direction, and discovers that her obsession with the item leads to her kingdom's downfall when she fails to heed the salesman's warnings. A terrific story for the "tween" crowd.

Max’s village is absolutely normal in every single way and on every single day—except Wednesday. Most of the townsfolk shutter their windows and lock their doors to hide away from the many peculiar things that happen—things like cats getting stuck in the vacuum cleaner and birthday cakes meeting fiery and horrific ends. But Max is too curious for that, and so, breaking every rule in the village, he searches out the cause of all the Wednesday weirdness.

From monsters to ghosties to goblins, everyone's favorite beasties haunt and howl and rattle their way through their forest home in this silly, spooky twist on the beloved nursery rhyme "Over in the Meadow."

In einem großen Kessel in der Träumeküche werden die Träume für die Menschen gebraut - süße Träume genauso wie Alpträume. Als der Küchenchef einmal eine Pause macht, übernimmt Geselle Felix den Kochlöffel. Sein nächster Traumkunde ist Tom, schlecht in Mathe, von bösen Jungs verprügelt, von Liebeskummer geplagt: der ideale Kandidat für böse Träume. Felix bekommt Mitleid mit Tom und vertauscht die Rezepte. Statt der Alptraum-Monster schickt er einen lustigen Traumelf zu Tom. Doch das gibt Ärger, denn die Monster lassen sich nicht so leicht vertreiben.

Die Winterferien haben begonnen und Polly wartet sehnsüchtig darauf, dass Tante Winnie, Adlerauge und Roberta für die Festtage nach Hause kommen. Doch stattdessen landet eine geheimnisvolle Schneekugel in Pollys Briefkasten - und als die zerbricht, erlebt Polly ein potzblitzverschneites Wunder: Denn plötzlich befindet sie sich mitten am nördlichen Polarkreis in Finnland! Dort ist nämlich nicht nur Tante Winnies Hausboot festgefroren, sondern auch ein kleines Rentierbaby verloren gegangen - und das stürzt Polly in ein potzblitzspannendes Weihnachtsabenteuer.

Grätiger Hühnerich! Die Olchis wollen endlich mal wieder etwas erleben! Und was könnte krötiger sein, als eine Schatzsuche im chinesischen Teufelsmeer? Schon geht es mit Brauseweins Zeitmaschine ins Jahr 1604. Doch im Meer erwarten die Olchis Gefahren, mit denen sie niemals gerechnet hätten: Eine gefräßige Riesenkrake greift an, und dann fallen sie auch noch in die Hände wilder Piraten. Gut, dass die Olchis so stark und schlau und mutig sind!