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How to Catch a Monster by [Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton]

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Rating: 4.8 (2076 reviews)

Adam Wallace

Andy Elkerton

How to Catch a Monster Kindle Edition

by Adam Wallace (Author), Andy Elkerton (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Part of: How to Catch (18 books)

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A USA Today Bestseller! From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an all-new monster story, the perfect back to school picture book for kids!

Get ready to laugh along in this fun children's monster book as a brave young ninja heads into the closet to meet the monster that's been so scary night after night! But what if our monster isn't scary at all? Maybe our hero is about to make a friend of the strangest sort...

Whether you're looking for first day of school books about fears, spooky basket stuffers, festive gifts for children, a great bedtime story, or inspiration to build your very own STEAM traps and activities, parents, educators, and children alike will love sharing this silly read aloud! This inventive picture book about conquering fears and overcoming anxiety reminds us that things aren't always as scary as they seem!

There's a monster in my closet with claws, and teeth, and hair,

and tonight, I'm going to scare him! He lives just right through there...

Also in the How to Catch Series:

How to Catch a Witch
How to Catch the Easter Bunny
How to Catch an Elf
How to Catch a Turkey
How to Catch a Leprechaun
How to Catch a Dinosaur
and more!

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2 - 6 years, from customers
Print length

40 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Kindergarten - 3
Lexile measure

AD510L
Publisher

Sourcebooks Wonderland
Publication date

September 5, 2017
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ISBN-13

978-1492648949
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About the Author

Adam Wallace is a New York Times bestselling children's writer and cartoonist living in Australia. He writes books that inspire, entertain, and amuse! From How to Draw to Gross Out to Clumsiness, there are all types for all ages.

Chris Patton has been a voiceover artist for over fifteen years and has acted onstage most of his life. A two-time Audie nominee and the winner of an Earphones award, he's voiced over one hundred audiobooks, over two hundred anime titles, many commercials, a handful of video games, and many e-learning and corporate training projects. The frontman and lyricist for the synthpop band Paul Lynde is Dead, he lives in Maryland but is a native Texan.

Andy Elkerton is a children's illustrator based in the United Kingdom. His books include How to Catch an Elf, How to Catch the Tooth Fairy, and How to Catch a Leprechaun. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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"The rhyming text flows well and the bright illustrations are giggle-inducing, especially when the monster does something VERY unexpected." ― Kiss the Book --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08FRP3CTW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks Wonderland; Illustrated edition (September 5, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 5, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 5298 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #489,437 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #192 in Children's Halloween Books (Kindle Store)
- #290 in Children's Activity Books (Kindle Store)
- #570 in Children's Imagination & Play Fiction

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Adam Wallace
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I am a New York Times, Amazon and USA Today Bestselling author who loves writing stories that make children laugh and get excited about reading and drawing and writing . I also love taking naps and listening to music. Not at the same time.
I have over 80 books published and out in the world, and love each one as if it were my child ... except if that child is like really naughty and always breaks my favourite things and writes bad words on the walls of our house.
None of my books are like that.
From How to Catch books to How to Draw books. From gross books to action and adventure books. From inspirational to just plain funny, there's something here for kids of all reading abilities, and all ranges of interests.
Check them out, and always feel free to get in touch at wally@adam-wallace-books.com
I would love to connect and hear your thoughts, on my books, writing, or anything else you feel like chatting about!
I personally answer each and every email ... I have to. My assistant is really slack.
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Andy Elkerton
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Andy began his career in illustration in 2003, after spending fifteen years working as a graphic designer in the computer games industry.
Since then he has worked for a long list of clients in the fields of Picture Books, Magazines, Toy Design, Character Design, and Advertising.
He has illustrated several New York Times, USA Today, and Barnes and Noble bestselling titles, and can't think of a better job to have than being paid to doodle stuff all day long!
He lives in a small village on the West coast of Scotland with his wife and three children.
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Meg

I Love this book and the orgers as Well from the ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018

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I Love this book and the others as Well from the Same author. Monster toys are popluar right now and this book goes right along with them! The pages are Bright and Colorful and are not so easy for little ones to rip. I’d Highly recommend this book and the others from this author as Well. Happy reading to your lil ones!

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Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020

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My girls love this book! It has just enough words on each page. Not too many to lose their attention. They found some humor in the book also! Already ordered How to catch a Turkey for Thanksgiving. Great quality and sturdy book!

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Casey J

Cute, funny book

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2018

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My daughter loves this book. She was starting to get scared of monsters in her room so we bought her a few books that talk about monsters. She loves this one in particular because the monster farts which she thinks is funny (she's 3).

7 people found this helpful

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Super Cute!

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022

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We love this series of books, and gifted this to our 4yr old this year for St.Patty's Day. Like the rest of the series, the pictures are captivating, the story line is fun and it holds everyone's attention. LOVE it!

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C. Hobbins

Fun read, great illustration

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018

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Got this for my 1.5yr nephew for Christmas. The illustrations had great design with great bright colors, and the story completed on a great positive message (as kids books often do). I flipped through it before mailing it out, and even as an adult, I thought it was a fun read.

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erica perrige

4yr old loves it

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021

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The amount of times I've read this book since we received it! He loves it, asks for us to read it over and over. It's cute and it rhymes.

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022

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I love the series of these books. They are so cute I will continue to buy more of them

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anamazonmember

Inappropriate Language for Age Range

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2018

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If you are considering purchasing this book for a child who is in the amazon recommended "Age Range: 4 - 8 years" READ THIS REVIEW BEFORE BUYING. I bought this book for my 5 year old son based on the story: a young boy dresses like a ninja, takes on his fear of the monster in the closet and makes friends with the monster. This book certainly delivered the very simple story, but it also delivered something I was not expecting.

When the boy is trying to capture the monster, the book describes how the monster becomes scared, "AND RIPS A MASSIVE F*RT!" Yes, it actually has that word in the book in huge letters, with these five quoted words taking up an entire page. I try to keep my son from using words like those at home in order to keep him from using those kind of words away from home. Thank goodness I read the book first before I read it to him.

In my opinion, this book would be good for a teenager, NOT for the recommended "Age Range: 4 - 8 years, Grade Level: 1 - 3" in amazon's product description. Your mileage may vary, and that's fine, but I wish a review had existed to warn me before I bought this book.

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