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Titles selected by Children's Librarians Eileen Corbett and Sarah Rodriguez
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Monster Party!
Annie Bach - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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Monster's invited - and monster's delighted! Come and join the monster bash. There's spinning and pinning, high-fiving and jiving, and munching, crunching, and buggy-food lunching. But when it all ends, Monster must leave his fun-loving friends. There's crying and sighing... |
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Crankenstein
Samantha Berger - Little, Brown
Format: Hardcover
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BEWARE OF CRANKENSTEIN! Who is Crankenstein?HE IS A MONSTER OF GRUMPINESS THAT NO ONE CAN DESTROY! MEHHRRRR!!! HE'S ALIVE! |
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Monster's New Undies
Samantha Berger - Orchard Books
Format: Hardcover
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These are my undies!A sweet work of art!Uh-oh! My undies!They just fell apart.Monster is JUST FINE with his old undies, thank you very much. But when his undies fall apart, what's a monster to do? His mommy takes him shopping, of course! But finding the perfect pair of undies is not going... |
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Nobody Likes a Goblin
Ben Hatke - First Second
Format: Print book
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Goblin, a cheerful little homebody, lives in a cosy, rat-infested dungeon, with his only friend, Skeleton. Every day, Goblin and Skeleton play with the treasure in their dungeon. But one day, a gang of "heroic" adventurers bursts in. These marauders trash the place, steal all the treasure,... |
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The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot!
Scott Magoon - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A classic tale with a timeless message gets a hugely hilarious twist. He s big. He s funny. He s not real. "Or IS he? " This clever twist on The Boy Who Cried Wolf is told from the point of view of an unexpected narrator and, through snappy text and lighthearted illustrations,... |
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Bedtime for Boo
Mickie Matheis - Golden Books
Format: Hardcover
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After a night of haunting, Boo the little ghost is wide awake! But Mama Ghost knows just what to do to help Boo fall asleep. "Listen," she says, and Boo slowly dozes off to the comforting creaks and squeaks of the house. This lullaby-like picture book has the lyrical beauty of Margaret... |
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Superbat
Matt Carr
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Pat is an ordinary bat who wants nothing more than to be special. But when he proclaims himself a superbat, the other bats laugh and say that anything he can do, like fly and navigate through the dark, they can do too. Disheartened that his friends have the same superpower |
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Jampires
Sarah McIntyre - David Fickling Books
Format: Hardcover
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A delightful, whimsical, JAM-tastic adventure! The jam has been sucked out of Sam's doughnuts! Who are the culprits? Sam sets a trap to catch the jam thieves and gets a surprise! It's the Jampires: friendly little creatures whose love of jam and sweet things gets them into trouble!... |
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Vampirina Ballerina
Anne Marie Pace - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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Oh, to be a ballerina! It's a challenge for any little girl, but even more so if you happen to be a vampire like Vampirina. First of all, you have to find a class that meets at night. Then you have to figure out how to perfect your form when you can't see yourself in the mirror?... |
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Ghost in the House
Ammi Joan Paquette - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover
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Boo! Watch out for this rollicking, cumulative counting book for a Halloween treat that's more playful than scary.There's a ghost in the house,In the creepy haunted house,On this dark spooky night all alone.When a little ghost goes slip-sliding down the hallway, he suddenly hears...a... |
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The Hallo-wiener
Dav Pilkey - Blue Sky Press
Format: Book
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When is a hot dog not a hot dog? When he becomes a hero sandwich! Pilkey delivers a hilarious Halloween treat in this story about Oscar, a dachshund doomed to wear a hot dog costume on Halloween. When he saves the day--and night--Oscar proves that while he may be short on height, he's... |
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Never Say Boo!
Robin Pulver - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover
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It isn't easy being the only ghost at Booniesville Elementary School. Poor Gordon looks a fright, and no one is brave enough to befriend him. Luckily, when his school has to be evacuated quickly, the young ghost rises to the occasion without worrying about what people will think; and teachers... |
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Creepy Carrots!
Aaron Reynolds - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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In this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him.Jasper Rabbit loves carrots - especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school.He eats them going to Little... |
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Goldfish Ghost
Lemony Snicket - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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Goldfish Ghost was born on the surface of the water in the bowl on a dresser in a boy's room. The boy's room was pleasant and familiar, but Goldfish Ghost wanted company, so he set out to find a friend.He floats over the neighborhood, past the pier, and let the breeze carry him into... |
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There Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a Spider
Jennifer Ward - Two Lions
Format: Hardcover
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From the creators of the bestselling There Was an Old Monkey Who Swallowed a Frog comes a spooky rendition of the popular "Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" song.As the old mummy makes his way across a graveyard and through a haunted castle, he swallows all kinds of creepy things.... |
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Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters
Jane Yolen - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Beloved author Jane Yolen scares up a new rhyming read-aloud about the snarfing, growling, snoring way that monsters go to bed.Creep, gurgle, crawl, tumble! Meet two young monsters who are far from scary - theyre too busy having fun. They go to school, play outside with their friends, and eat after-school... |
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