It’s almost Christmastime, and Monster needs a tree. But the holidays are filled with joy and so many fun things to do! After snowballs, sleds, and Santa Claus, will he find a tree in time? In this festive, rhyming story, Monster shows young readers that with a little creativity, a tree can be perfect any way you look at it.

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Do you know who Santa Claus really is? You're about to find out... It's Christmas Eve and George and Georgina are curious about Santa Claus. Who is he? Why does he come every Christmas to leave us presents in our stockings? And most importantly, why is he so fat? So Granny sits them down and tells a story. A story about a monster called Atnas. A long time ago, on Christmas Eve, the evil witch Murmur ordered Atnas to go to the village of East Pudding and do some terrible things. This is the story of what happened.... "The East Pudding Chronicles: The Christmas Monster" is the first in a series of five books about where Christmas traditions really came from. Join George and Georgina and step into a whole new world of wizards, fairies, elves and monsters - and discover the secrets of Christmas.

What are Christmas Monster Cookies made of? What does a Monster Christmas tree look like? What are the Monster Christmas songs about? You have to venture into the world of your imagination to answer these questions. If you can, you will create your own story in this book. You will be a little writer. Imagine that some monsters need help in organizing the holidays. You have to make Christmas decorations with them, prepare a Christmas outfit. Will you help them? This coloring book "Cute and Funny Christmas Monsters" is specially prepared for children. Children will complete the story of each monster while coloring. WHY THIS BOOK IS UNIQUE? all illustrations are hand drawing by mum of two cute and friendly monsters ;) the book contains tips on how to color, half of the book is a place for your individual drawings, which will complete the story of the monsters' Christmas preparations. This coloring book is the perfect Christmas gift for kids of all ages and genders. It is universal and unique at the same time.