Book Reviews: Children's Monster Books (all ages)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

• Arm in Arm by Remy Charlip

B

• Beast & Crown by Joel Ross
• Being Friends with Dragons by Katherine Locke and Diane Ewen (Illustrations)
• The Big Shrink by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
• The Bigfoot Files by Lindsay Eagar
• The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
• Bob by Wendy Mass
• The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner
• The Book That Eats People by John Perry and Mark Fearing
• Bull by David Elliott
• Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug! by Ed Emberley

C

• Cardboard by Doug TenNapel
• The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas
• Chain Letter by Christopher Pike
• Chain Letter 2: The Ancient Evil by Christopher Pike
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell
• Crazy Hair by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
• The Creature in the Teacher by Christopher Pike
• Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds
• Curse of the Were-wiener by Ursula Vernon

D

• Dragon Girl: The Secret Valley by Jeff Weigel
• Dragon Kiss by E.D. Baker
• Dragon Overnight by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and, Emily Jenkins
• The Dragon That Lived Under Manhattan by E.W. Hildick
• The Dragon Thief by Zetta Elliott
• Dragonbreath by Ursula Vernon
• Dragonfell by Sarah Prineas
• Dragons Beware! by Jorge Aguirre
• Dragons, Dragons by Eric Carle
• Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott

E

• Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Weirdos by Ed Emberley
• The Egyptian Box by Jane Louise Curry
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
• Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden
• The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit
• Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese

F

• Fairy Glade and Other Enchanting Stories by Dawn Beaumont-Lane
• Fairy Hunters, Ink. by Sheila A Dane
• The Final Kingdom by Michael Northrop
• Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit
• Flanimals by Ricky Gervais
• Flanimals Pop-up by Ricky Gervais
• Fright Night Flight by Laura Krauss Melmed

G

• Gargantis by Thomas Taylor
• The Gathering by Dan Poblocki
• Ghost Cat by Beverly Buttler
• The Ghost in Apartment 2R by Denis Markell
• The Ghost of Lizard Light by Elvira Woodruff
• The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alka
• Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Anne Miranda
• Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley
• Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex
• The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell
• Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull
• The Gryphon's Lair by Kelley Armstrong

H

• The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
• Hansel and Gretel by Neil Gaiman and Lorenzo Mattotti
• Happy Birthday, Frankie by Sarah Weeks
• Happy Halloween Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
• The Haunted Planet by DJ Arneson
• He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not by Robin Mayhall
• Hello, My Name is Octicorn by Kevin Diller
• Hide and Ghost Seek by Carol Thompson
• Hilda and the Mountain King by Luke Pearson
• Horns to Toes and in Between by Sandra Boynton
• The House in Poplar Wood by K.E. Ormsbee
• The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber

I

• Inkling by Kenneth Oppel
• Instructions by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess
• Into the Woods by J. Torres and Faith Erin Hicks (Illustrator)
• Is There a Monster Over There? by Sally O Lee

J

• Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty
• Jin Jin the Dragon by Grace Chang

K

L

• The Last Monster by Ginger Garrett
• The League of Beastly Dreadfuls by Holly Grant
• The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part One by Michael Dante DiMartino and Irene Koh
• Lemons by Melissa Savage
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
• The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer by Jimmy and Amy Carter
• The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason and Byron Eggenschwiler (Illustrator)
• The Little Guys by Vera Brosgol
• Lost in the Labyrinth by Patrice Kindl

M

• Mad Scientist by Jennifer L. Holm
• Made for Each Other by Paul D. Storrie and Eldon Cowgur
• Malamander by Thomas Taylor
• The Man Who Lost His Head by Claire Huchet Bishop
• Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr
• Monster Hunt by Rory Storm
• Monster Motel by Douglas Florian
• The Monster Princess by DJ MacHale
• Monster Trouble! by Lane Fredrickson and Michael Robertson
• Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli by Barbara Jean Hicks and Sue Hendra
• Monsters! Draw Your Own Mutants, Freaks & Creeps by Jay Stephens
• Monsters on Machines by Deb Lund
• Monsters: An Owner's Guide by Jonathan Emmett
• Monsters vs Aliens: Team Monster by Gale Herman
• The Monstore by Tara Lazar
• Monstrous by MarcyKate Connolly
• Mostly Monsterly by Tammi Sauer
• My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

N

• The Neddiad by Daniel Pinkwater
• The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
• Nightmare of the Iguana by Ursula Vernon
• No More Monsters for Me by Peggy Parish
• No Such Thing as Ghosts by Ursula Vernon

O

• Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
• On a Windy Night by Nancy Raines Day
• One Halloween Night by Mark Teague
• Operation Ghost by Jacques Duquennoy
• Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods by Catherynne M. Valente

P

• Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares by Tehlor Kay Mejia
• Peek-a-Boo Monsters by Charles Reasoner
• The Pirate's Eye by Guy Bass
• The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
• The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
• The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, and LeUyen Pham (illustrator)
• The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham

Q

R

• Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
• The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
• Rise of the Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
• Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
• A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying by Kelley Armstrong
• The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex

S

• Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George
• Scarecrow Magic by Ed Masessa
• Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie
• The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
• The Sea Serpent and Me by Dashka Slater
• Shadowghast by Thomas Taylor
• Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
• Socksquatch by Frank W. Dormer
• Son of Slappy by R.L. Stine
• Sophie and the Next-Door Monsters by Chris Case
• The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes
• Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
• The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

T

• Ten Little Mummies by Philip Yates
• Ten Timid Ghosts by Jennifer O'Connell
• Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R.L. LaFevers
• There's a Ghost in This House by Oliver Jeffers
• There's a Nightmare in My Closet by Mercer Mayer
• The Train to Impossible Places by P.G. Bell

U

V

• A Very Hairy Scary Story by Rick Walton

W

• Weather or Not by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
• The Wednesdays by Julie Bourbeau
• The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
• Welcome to Monster Town by Ryan Heshka
• Who Said Boo? by Anne Miranda
• Wilder Girls by Rory Power
• Witch Week by Diana Wynn Jones
• Who's There? by Carole Lexa Schaefer
• Woo! The Not-So-Scary Ghost by Ana Martin Larranaga

X

Y

Z

• Zombelina by Kristyn Crow
• Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston