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This is a collection of picture books with monsters. For some reason this was always my favorite subject as a child, and the list could come in handy for october storytimes.
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Where the Wild Things Are
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The Monster at the End of this Book
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Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
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The Gruffalo (Gruffalo, #1)
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Go Away, Big Green Monster!
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There's a Nightmare in My Closet (There's Something in My Room Series)
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The Monsters' Monster
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Patrick McDonnell (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 2,412 ratings
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Shrek!
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Even Monsters Need Haircuts
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Matthew McElligott (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 1,582 ratings
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Crankenstein
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Samantha Berger (Goodreads Author)
3.99 avg rating — 2,908 ratings
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My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.)
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Frankenstein Takes the Cake
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Adam Rex (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 866 ratings
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Boris and Bella
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Goodnight Goon: a Petrifying Parody
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I Need My Monster
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4.30 avg rating — 4,716 ratings
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Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
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Adam Rex (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 2,210 ratings
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There Are Monsters Everywhere
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When a Monster Is Born
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Sean Taylor (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 543 ratings
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Professor Wormbog in Search for the Zipperump-a-Zoo
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Mercer Mayer (Illustrator)
4.53 avg rating — 447 ratings
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Maximillian Villainous
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Margaret Chiu Greanias (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 213 ratings
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Jeremy Draws a Monster
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Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody
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There Was an Old Monster!
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Rainbow Fish and the Sea Monsters' Cave
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3.93 avg rating — 367 ratings
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Bedtime for Monsters
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3.88 avg rating — 654 ratings
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Monsters on Machines
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Deb Lund (Goodreads Author)
3.29 avg rating — 188 ratings
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Valentina and The Haunted Mansion (Valentina's Spooky Adventures, #1)
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Majanka Verstraete (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Love Monster
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4.18 avg rating — 3,668 ratings
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Nighty Night, Little Green Monster
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Monsters Love Colors
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Mike Austin (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 1,457 ratings
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The Monster in the Backpack
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If You're a Monster and You Know It
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Robot Zombie Frankenstein!
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Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance
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Mythological Monsters
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One Monster After Another
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Mercer Mayer (Illustrator)
4.52 avg rating — 382 ratings
score: 222,
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There's No Such Thing As Monsters
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Porkenstein
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3.72 avg rating — 189 ratings
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The Aliens Are Coming!
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BLEAGH! A Book About Values
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3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
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My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things
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Mercer Mayer's: Little Monster at School (A Golden Look-Look Book)
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Mercer Mayer (Author & Illustrator)
4.08 avg rating — 108 ratings
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Marilyn's Monster
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Michelle Knudsen (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 999 ratings
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Who's Afraid of Godzilla?
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Groggle's Monster Valentine (Groggle's Monster Books)
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Diana Murray (Goodreads Author)
3.95 avg rating — 182 ratings
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Lucia and the Light
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4.07 avg rating — 297 ratings
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Monsters Eat Whiny Children
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That's Not My Monster...
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13 Monsters Who Should be Avoided
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Valensteins
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Roly-Poly Monster
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Charity Tober (Goodreads Author)
4.46 avg rating — 91 ratings
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Zombie in Love
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The Legend Of Everwinter
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Monster Mama
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Liz Rosenberg (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 388 ratings
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Monster in the Tree: (Rhyming Bedtime Story ages 2 - 6) (Clarence Monster Book 1)
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John E. Dorey (Goodreads Author)
4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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My Monster Mama Loves Me So
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Monster Mash
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Ol' Halloween Night
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Casey Browning (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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The Monster Who Ate My Peas
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Danny Schnitzlein (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 290 ratings
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The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating
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The Monstore
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Tara Lazar (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 837 ratings
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I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Little Green Books)
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Peanut Butter & Brains: A Zombie Culinary Tale
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Joe McGee (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 706 ratings
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The Monster Who Did My Math
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Danny Schnitzlein (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 125 ratings
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Goodnight, Little Monster
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Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters
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Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author)
3.50 avg rating — 598 ratings
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Monsters Are Afraid of the Moon
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Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug!
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Monster Cheese
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Steve Wolfson (Goodreads Author)
3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Huggly's Christmas (Huggly, #7)
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Monster Goose
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Judy Sierra (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 214 ratings
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Where's My Mummy?
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Mostly Monsterly
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Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters
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Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author)
3.38 avg rating — 489 ratings
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Disney Pixar: Monsters, Inc.
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Jellaby (Jellaby, #1)
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Kean Soo (Goodreads Author)
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No More Monsters for Me! (I Can Read Level 1)
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Can You Make a Scary Face?
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Silly Monsters ABC
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Gerald Hawksley (Goodreads Author)
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The Monsters in my Tummy
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Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli
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Monster Needs a Costume
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Harry and the Terrible Whatzit
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Don't Ever Look Behind Door 32
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What are monsters afraid of?: Funny Bedtime Story to Help Kids Overcome their Fear of Monsters
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Carmen Parets Luque (Goodreads Author)
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Halloween Monsters A Guide of Spooky Facts and Faces
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The Dragon of Scrumption
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M. Chesney (Goodreads Author)
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Travel Guide for Monsters
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Lori Degman (Goodreads Author)
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You Might Be Special!
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Kerri Kokias (Goodreads Author)
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Monster Holidays
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Lionel the Lonely Monster
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Pig the Monster
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Monsters Come in Many Colors
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BLEAGH AND BLEEP! A Second Book About Values
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Roly-Poly Monster Goes to the Zoo
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Charity Tober (Goodreads Author)
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Trick or Treat on Monster Street
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Danny Schnitzlein (Goodreads Author)
3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings
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The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
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The Grumpface
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B.C.R. Fegan (Goodreads Author)
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Monster Jokes and Riddles
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Mercer Mayer's: Little Monster's Bedtime Book (A Golden Look-Look Book)
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Mercer Mayer (Author & Illustrator)
4.45 avg rating — 160 ratings
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How to Vote
To vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book to your votes.
To vote on books not in the list or books you couldn't find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search.
