The Boy Who Drew Monsters
Title | The Boy Who Drew Monsters PDF eBook |
Author | Keith Donohue |
Publisher | Picador |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2014-10-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1250057167 |
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Child comes a hypnotic literary horror novel about a young boy trapped inside his own world, whose drawings blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Ever since he nearly drowned in the ocean three years earlier, ten-year-old Jack Peter Keenan has been deathly afraid to venture outdoors. Refusing to leave his home in a small coastal town in Maine, Jack Peter spends his time drawing monsters. When those drawings take on a life of their own, no one is safe from the terror they inspire. His mother, Holly, begins to hear strange sounds in the night coming from the ocean, and she seeks answers from the local Catholic priest and his Japanese housekeeper, who fill her head with stories of shipwrecks and ghosts. His father, Tim, wanders the beach, frantically searching for a strange apparition running wild in the dunes. And the boy's only friend, Nick, becomes helplessly entangled in the eerie power of the drawings. While those around Jack Peter are haunted by what they think they see, only he knows the truth behind the frightful occurrences as the outside world encroaches upon them all. In the tradition of The Turn of the Screw, Keith Donohue's The Boy Who Drew Monsters is a mesmerizing tale of psychological terror and imagination run wild, a perfectly creepy read for a dark night.
Jeremy Draws a Monster
Title | Jeremy Draws a Monster PDF eBook |
Author | Peter McCarty |
Publisher | Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2009-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 142991730X |
Alone in his room, Jeremy draws a monster. But then the monster wants lunch! As his creation takes over, Jeremy begins to wonder how he will ever get rid of the monstrous nuisance. He entertains his unwanted guest all day, but enough is enough. Jeremy finally draws him a bus ticket out of town! With a sure artistic touch and more than a dose of humor, Peter McCarty cleverly blurs the line between his own drawings and Jeremy's, and in doing so subtly questions the line between reality and imagination.
Alfred's Book of Monsters
Title | Alfred's Book of Monsters PDF eBook |
Author | Sam Streed |
Publisher | Charlesbridge Publishing |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2019-08-06 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1580898335 |
Trick or treat? With nods to Tim Burton, Edward Gorey, and Neil Gaiman, this humorous picture book about a Victorian boy obsessed with monsters presents a dark and appealing world, created by debut author/illustrator Sam Streed. In the graveyard, between stone monuments for forgotten souls, lurks the Black Shuck. . . . Its one blood-red eye burns with an undying rage. After reading about the slimy Nixie, the angry Black Shuck, and the creepy Lantern Man in his beloved Book of Monsters, Alfred decides to invite the monsters to teatime with his crusty old aunty, who thinks monsters are an improper obsession for a respectable young boy.
No More Monsters Under Your Bed!
Title | No More Monsters Under Your Bed! PDF eBook |
Author | Jordan Chouteau |
Publisher | Jimmy Patterson |
Pages | 35 |
Release | 2019-07-30 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0316453862 |
Are your kids too afraid of monsters to fall asleep at night? This whimsical book and its magical no-more-monsters patch could solve ALL of their problems! This charmingly illustrated picture book will have little ones giggling all the way to bedtime! Kids and adults alike will love the goofy, adorable, not-too-spooky monsters, and the socially positive messages about sharing and conquering your fears--even if you need the help of a little magic to do it! And best of all--every book comes with a FREE interactive no-more-monsters patch that kids can attach to their own pajamas and use to scare off their monsters, too.
Andrew's Amazing Monsters
Title | Andrew's Amazing Monsters PDF eBook |
Author | Kathryn Berlan |
Publisher | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781481421607 |
This colorful picture book pays tribute to the beauty of imagination when a young boy’s monster drawings come to life and throw him a party. When Andrew’s love for monsters grows so big he begins to draw them on his shirts and sheets, his dad gives him a special magic crayon just for drawing monsters on paper. Green and scally, yellow and slimy, all of the monsters Andrew draws using this magic monster crayon look so real that they seem to wriggle and roll their eyes. Then one night, Andrew discovers that all of the monsters he’s drawn have disappeared from the pages. Mysterious giggles and thumps coming from the attic draw him upstairs, where he discovers the monsters have thrown a party just for him. “Berlan’s first book is peppered with jaunty verbs; her chipper, descriptive text provides amusing assistance in vivifying these eponymous creatures.” —Publishers Weekly
Monster and Boy
Title | Monster and Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Hannah Barnaby |
Publisher | Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2020-07-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1250217849 |
Fall in love with the friendship between Monster and Boy in this exciting new chapter book series from writer Hannah Barnaby and illustrator Anoosha Syed. When Monster (who lives under the bed) meets Boy (who sleeps in the bed), Boy starts to scream—and Monster promptly swallows him. It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship! Told with a warm, cozy voice, the story is brought to life with adorable two-color illustrations. Filled with adventure and humor, this chapter book is perfect for sharing with kids just aging out of picture books and for newly independent readers.
Here Be Monsters!
Title | Here Be Monsters! PDF eBook |
Author | Alan Snow |
Publisher | Oxford University Press - Children |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2014-09-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 019273931X |
Meet the Boxtrolls! The book that inspired the film! There's an emergency in Ratbridge! Only orphan Arthur and his new friends Willbury Nibble QC, Marjorie the inventor, a timid cabbagehead, and some very excitable boxtrolls can save the day! But are they really up to the job? Why has the evil Snatcher taken up residence in Cheese Hall? Who has stolen Marjorie's latest invention? And who knew that rats were so good at removing stains? Find out in this amazing, fun, and highly-illustrated romp!