A book that seeks to introduce you all to a Monster called Mervin who loved to eat his body weight each day in flowers. Your prize flowers would not be safe from Mervin the Monster.
This story centers around a young monster who is afraid of the light. Marvin is a young monster who lives in a very special place called Ghoul City. In this city, life is a little different from what you and I are used to. Monsters are nocturnal; which means that they like to play at night and sleep during the day. As this young monster stays up past his bedtime, he peers out of his window and is frightened by how different everything is. He makes a variety of comparisons between the night and the day. When the situation becomes too overwhelming, he runs to his parents for comfort. His father brings him to bed and proceeds to tuck him in for a second time. They have a heart-to-heart, with his father explaining that a great monster is not necessarily fearless, but courageous. He learns the value of overcoming his fears and finds a special way to fall back asleep.
The first middle-grade novel from YA superstar Amy Sarig (A. S.) King is a boy-and-his-pet story like no other. The first middle-grade novel from Printz Honor-winning author Amy Sarig (A. S.) King!Washington Post Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Book for KidsA Texas Bluebonnet Master List selectionObe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy has abandoned him. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the nearby creek, in the last wild patch left, picking up trash and looking for animal tracks.One day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog. And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic. Only plastic. Water bottles, shopping bags... No one has seen a creature like this before. The animal--Marvin Gardens--becomes Obe's best friend and biggest secret. But to keep him safe from the developers and Tommy and his friends, Obe must make a decision that might change everything.
"This story is of a monster who is sad and quite blue, so he decided to set out and see something new. He wanders and walks til he finds a new place, where he discovers something awesome that puts a smile on his face."--Back cover.
'There's a Monster in Marvin' is a children's picture book about a boy who had a traumatic experience: "Something bad happened to Marvin." But, since he never told anyone about his experience - "He didn't tell his mother, and the monster grew. He didn't tell his father, and the monster grew. He didn't even tell his teacher, but I knew...." - there was no remedy for his problem, and he began to act out in dangerous ways. He yelled at his parents, hit his little brother, broke all his toys, and was insolent with his teacher. He even tried to commit suicide in various ways. In order for Marvin to be able to heal from his emotional problem, he had to learn to like himself, since children who have had a traumatic experience tend to blame themselves for what happened to them (separation from one or both parents, physical and emotional neglect, or sexual molestation) and this book is intended to be a 'door opener' for children who are suffering the monsters inside of them.
Is it a monster or a myth surfacing in Scotland’s Loch Ness? This book first details the creature called Nessie, and then questions its existence. Young readers get to review information offered by both eyewitnesses and scientists. Will it be enough to form an opinion?
Readers spend the day with second-grader Marvin Monster and his friends, werewolves, goblins, and banshees, at Grim Castle Elementary School. Marvin learns an important lesson about the importance of keeping your promises. A new series that teaches important social skills. Kids will learn an important lesson from this charmingly gruesome monster and his friends. The text is lively and the monster-world details are developed throughout--from Slug Slime hair gel to howling class to snailwiches and toad-warts. Not since the Adams Family has a group of characters grabbed readers young and old alike. Illustrator Bonnie Everett-Hawkes brings the gruesome characteristics to life in page after page of artfully drawn scenes.
Marvins Monster's is a childrens book that centres on a small boy named Marvin who is led to believe his home is full of monsters. His mean brother Daryl tells Marvin all about these Monsters as he puts him to bed. He warns Marvin of each one, but leaves the worst for last...The Monster that lives under his bed...