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Children's Fiction Monsters

Let's Monster Up!

illustrated by Cyndi Marko

Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Initial publish date
Mar 2025
Category
Monsters, Friendship, Emotions & Feelings
Recommended Age
4 to 8
Recommended Grade
p to 3
Recommended Reading age
4 to 8
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781665938945
    Publish Date
    Mar 2025
    List Price
    $10.99 USD
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781665938938
    Publish Date
    Mar 2025
    List Price
    $24.99

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How to Catch a Monster meets Mel Fell in this sweet and not-too-spooky picture book about a monster who must face his fears to help his friend look for her missing pet.

Seth the monster is supposed to be scary. Instead, he’s the one who’s scared…of almost everything. His family says he’ll grow out of it, but he’s not so sure. And when his best friend Ruthie’s turtle goes missing, Seth joins the search but worries he’ll be too frightened to be of any help.

The hunt for Flash the turtle takes them across a river, through dark woods, and into a haunted house. Seth still struggles with feeling afraid until he realizes Ruthie is worried, too! No longer alone in his fear, Seth may finally be able to find his courage and monster up for the sake of his friend.

About the author

Cyndi Marko is the author/illustrator of the Kung Pow Chicken series (Scholastic, 2014) and This Little Piggy: An Owner's Manual (Simon & Schuster, 2017). She studied Fine Arts at Okanagan University College in Kelowna, B.C., where she learned to turn old bicycle parts into works of art, and not much else. From there she went on to Humber College in Toronto, Ontario, to study graphic design and prepress technology. She currently lives in B.C. and is a moderator of the SCBWI Blueboards.

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