Monster Stories

Feeling that he is not ready to start monster kindergarten, Patrick practices roaring, sneaking up on people, and baring his teeth despite his parents' reassurances that he need only be himself in school.

Includes two stories in which Sesame Street character Grover is afraid to encounter a monster at the end of each story and tries to stop the reader from turning the pages. Includes an activity.

Presents a simple song about monsters and how they like to dance.

A monster and son fill their day with rough and rowdy fun.

A hungry monster living at the end of the book wakes up and begins to eat the words of the book.

"A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries?"-- Provided by publisher

A naughty little boy, sent to bed without his supper, sails to the land of the wild things where he becomes their king.

"A monster named Buddy is determined to eat some cute little bunnies, until they prove to be more enjoyable as playmates"-- Provided by publisher.

In this humorous picture book about the search for friendship and belonging, a monster has just eaten his only friend, and now seeks a new companion. But each creature he meets has a good reason not to serve as a replacement. What if he never finds another friend and he ate his only friend? Fortunately the monster meets another monster just like him that agrees to be his friend. Things go well for a moment, but then the cycle starts over again from...

"Zander is a monster. And monsters don't have friends. But one day Zander meets Bird, and a strange thing happens. They start to spend some time together. Zander even tells Bird a secret no one else knows about. When another monster asks, "Is that your friend?" Zander says no ... but is that true?"-- Provided by publisher.