Review By KRISTIN WALD Putting an active spin on the Monster-In-The-Closet story, The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo, written and illustrated by Drew Weing, humanizes monsters and presents kids with challenging and irresistible adventures. Readers follow Charles, a reluctant transplant to Echo City, as he grumbles about his new home while discovering local secrets even longtime residents don’t […]
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The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo
December 12th, 2016 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Acceptance of Others·Courage·Drew Weing·Graphic Novels·Illustration·Kristin Wald·Monsters·Older Elementary
Monster on the Hill
August 27th, 2013 · 4 Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I’m rhapsodizing about graphic novels again but if you’ve read the works I’ve reviewed previously for Vegbooks, you’ve (I hope) fallen in love with Owly and Hilda as our family has. You will also love Rayburn, the titular Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell. Now, the back cover blurb of this book includes endorsements by […]
Tags: Early Elementary·Fantasy·Graphic Novels·Homa Woodrum·Monsters·Older Elementary·Rob Harrell
The Monsters’ Monster
April 8th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Books
Review By KATRINA F. This story is, in a word, charming. The Monsters’ Monster is the tale of three tiny monster friends who constantly bicker over which of them is the biggest and baddest monster. Ultimately, they can’t make up their minds and decide to create the biggest, baddest monster together, using some comical and […]
Tags: Bats·Caretaking·Good for Toddlers·Humor·Junk Food·Katrina Donovan Fleming·Kindness·Monsters·Patrick McDonnell·Picture Books·Preschoolers·Rats·Snakes·Spiders