What Makes a Monster?

Author Jess Keating

Grades 1-4 Ages 6-9

Monsters are real—and they're everywhere in nature! Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack!" into backyard science.
 
Some people think monsters are the stuff of nightmares—the stuff of scary movies and Halloween. But monsters can also be found right in your backyard. Animals like aye-ayes, goblin sharks and vampire bats may look scary, but they pose no threat to humans. Others, such as the prairie dog, seem innocent—cute, even—yet their behavior could give you goose bumps.
What makes a monster? Read this book to find out, if you dare. . . .
Jess Keating and David DeGrand, the author illustrator team behind Pink Is for Blobfish will have readers shrieking with laughter at this latest installment to the World of Weird Animals series.

Available Formats

Hardcover 9780553512304
eBook 9780553512328

Awards

Indiana Young Hoosier Award - NOMINEE 2019

Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year - SELECTION 2018

Cybils - FINALIST 2017

Random House Children's Books Teachers and Librarians