It’s my turn for Picture Book of the Day and Halloween is on my mind. I found four great monster picture books that all have an educational slant. That’s right! Monsters can be very educational!
What is your favorite Halloween monster picture book? Please share!
Halloween Monster Picture Book of the Day
Monster Trouble! by Lane Fredrickson, illustrated by Michael Robertson
Winifred Schnitzel is not afraid of anything, not even the monsters who visit her nightly. She thinks they are cute but they keep her up at night so she’s needs to get them to vacate her room. She devises a number of traps but discovers that they don’t work. It turns out that monsters are afraid of something you get at bedtime!
I love how Winifred just so happens to be a child of color but it’s no big deal; it’s not a point of the story. This is a delightful rhyming picture book with engaging illustrations and fun surprise ending! [picture book, ages 3 and up]
The Color Monster: A Pop-Up Book of Feelings by Anna Llenas
Fans of the movie Inside Out will enjoy this charming picture book that uses colors to explore feelings. Young readers can really get hands on too with with pop up illustrations and tabs to pull. The color monster is feeling all mixed up but doesn’t understand why. No problem. The little girl in the book helps it sort out its feelings and colors. [pop up picture book, ages 3 and up]
Dining with … Monsters by Agnese Baruzzi
I like a book that is full of small surprises. This one has the reading turning the book on end — the spine of the book is on top instead of on the side! There are also large fold out flaps to lift to discover ten disgusting monsters and what they are consuming! This is a very fun counting book for preschoolers and kindergarteners for October or all year! [lift the flap picture book, ages 2 and up]
Mind Your Monsters by Catherine Bailey, illustrated by Oriol Vidal
The monsters in this book remind me of Monsters Inc. but I’m sure that’s just a coincidence! Wally’s town is invaded by monsters who make a mess of it. The vampires of scaring kids in the park. Zombies are knocking over lampposts. Werewolves are chasing the mail carrier. What to do? Wally figures out the magic word that gets the monsters to behave. I think you know that magic word too! [picture book, ages 3 and up]
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Where The Wild Things Are is my favorite monster book, since I was a little kid.
Hi Gina,
That’s a great one!!
What a fun blog post – I see some new titles here I am going to need to check out, and just in time for Halloween! Regarding my favorite monster book… I would have to go with the Little Critter series by Mercer Mayer!
Hi Pamela,
Love the Little Critter series too!!
Thanks for these monstrously great recommendations! Monster books are some of my faves and it’s hard to pick … but I will always love Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems and I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll.
Hi Penny,
I own a used copy of Leonardo the Terrible Monster and it was my first book by Mo Willems. My son and I read it in preschool over and over again. It brings back such warm memories! I will have to read I Need My Monster!! That’s new to me!
You must read I NEED MY MONSTER. It’s adorable!
Hi Penny,
Adding I NEED MY MONSTER to my list! Thanks for your great recommendation!!
Oooh, love monster books, and my oldest granddaughter has a birthday the day before Halloween.
Hi Barbara,
Good luck! The timing is perfect for her birthday!
I guess Where the Wild Things Are, but The Color Monster looks right up my alley!
Hi MaryAnne,
I can’t giveaway The Color Monster now because my 13-year-old fell in love with that book and claimed it. It’s a cute book! My daughter is also dying to see Inside Out too so maybe this is just a topic of interest to her! Her friends don’t understand why she’d want to see the kiddie movie.
Inside Out is a FANTASTIC movie! You should take your daughter to see it – I think you would enjoy it as well.
Hi MaryAnne,
Thanks for your rec! It’s on our list to watch!
I love all things monster!!! Love the story Mostly Monsterly! Add me to your newsletter, please.
Hi Elisa,
I will have to find Mostly Monsterly. Thanks for your great book recommendation! I apologize but I am so lame that I haven’t sent out a newsletter in over a year. I just don’t seem to be motivated to write them … I’m not sure what it should cover versus my blog.
There’s a Monster Under My Bed is a cute book.
Hi Julie,
That’s such a great one!
My Teacher is a Monster 🙂 Or the Hug Monster! These look super fun!
Hi Elizabeth,
Those are both such great picks! Thanks for entering!
I love monster books. My favorite monster books are The Monster at the End of This Book And There is a Nightmare in my Closet.
The Color Monster looks fantastic. Mind Your Monsters looks awesome too. Such great books for kids!
Hi Kim,
There’s a Nightmare in My Closet is one of my favorites!! Did you see the video with Billy Crystal narrating? It’s awesome! Thanks for your oter great book recommendation that I need to hunt down and read!
Where the Wild Things Are but if you count zombies as monsters my youngest daughters favorite is Zombie Kids.
Hi Crystal,
Zombie Kids sounds great!! I need to read it! Where The Wild Things Are is one of my all time favorite picture books!
Where the wild things are, always and forever.
Hi Amy,
Me too! Count me in! It’s one of my favorite picture books of all time! I loved it as a child and I loved it again reading it to my kids!
Great giveaway! Glad I’m not too late!!! Go Away Big Green Monster is a fun one 🙂
Thanks Ann! Is Go Away Big Green Monster a tribute to Fenway park by chance? 🙂
Dining with Monsters is cute! Love kids books.
Hi Sandra,
I loved it too!
Awww… monster books are the best! My little ones adore Good Night Goon and Monster mess! Thanks for this giveaway!
Hi Ana,
Thanks for your great recommendations! There are so many great monster books. Thanks for sharing your favorites.