Book cover of There's a Monster in Your Book

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From the bestselling author of The Dinosaur That Pooped and The Christmasaurus.

A monster has invaded the pages of this original and super-fun bedtime picture book!

Children need to read aloud and follow the interactive instructions to help free the pesky monster by tilting, spinning and shaking their book.

After…

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1 author picked There's a Monster in Your Book as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is super interactive, and the illustrations are so creative; they really bring the book to life. My son giggles every time I pretend to be searching for the monster in our room and then call him back into the book.

I think it’s great for language development–the story is simple but interesting enough that I don’t mind that I have to read it twice every night!

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