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Dragons, dinosaurs, and monsters darken the pages of these featured picture books.

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  • Gilbert accidentally brings home a slobbery, bite-sized monster in the hilarious latest installment in The Worst! picture book series, where even the strangest of creatures can become the best of friends.
    Picture Book, 2026New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2026. — JP Willa
  • Little Ghost tries to pick the perfect party theme for his summer birthday in this charming picture book companion to Little Ghost Makes a Friend by bestselling author-illustrator Maggie Edkins Willis.
    Picture Book, 2026New York : Beach Lane Books, 2026. — JP Willi
  • Beatrix knows if she could find a real unicorn, she would never feel lonely again, so late one evening, she gathers what she needs for a long journey and slips out into the night...
    Picture Book, 2026New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2026. — JP Judge
  • Come join these caring unicorns as they work, play, and save the day--because when you're a unicorn, U can do anything if you work together!
    Picture Book, 2026New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2026. — JP Ferry
  • Lena the Chicken

    (but Really a Dinosaur!)

    Bailey, Linda, 1948-
    Lena lives in a chicken coop, and she looks a lot like a chicken. But deep down, she's convinced that she's a... DINOSAUR! When a dastardly weasel turns up and threatens the coop, Lena's fearful family chickens out. It's up to Lena to unleash her…
    Picture Book, 2025Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, 2025. — JP Baile
  • The Glitter Kittens and their Best Best Friends' lives are in danger when a glitter eating monster emerges during a game of hide and seek.
    Picture Book, 2025New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2025. — JP Joyce
  • A vampire and his monster friends are excited to have some fun in the sun -- but they're thwarted by beachgoers who insist that Halloween belongs in the fall! Can the groups find a way to have double the fun?
    Picture Book, 2025New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. — JP Tarpl
  • When mermaids show up in the middle of Gilbert's goblin getaway, their fin-flapping festivities quickly turn rest and relaxation into stress and aggravation. This is clearly proof that mermaids are the worst! Can Gilbert find his beachside bliss or…
    Picture Book, 2025New York : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2025. — JP Willa
  • A young boy's disappointing birthday party gets turned upside down with a blast from the prehistoric past in this hilarious, dino-mite picture book adventure.
    Picture Book, 2025[Toronto, Ontario] : Tundra Books, 2025. — JP Baile
  • Perfect pet Barnaby embarks on a journey of self-discovery in this companion story to The Barnabus Project.
    Picture Book, 2024[Toronto] : Tundra Books, 2024. — JP Fan
  • Bat just wants to make friends, but seeing him through the window at night the other animals think he is a monster -- until Beattie the bear cub chances upon Bat's home tree and discovers that he is not scary at all.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Scholastic Press, 2024, c2022. — JP Kaduj
  • Uni the unicorn and the little girl show a mermaid all their favorite places and things to do.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Random House, 2024. — JP Webst
  • This story follows five little skeletons as they go trick-or-treating on Halloween night.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Random House, 2024. — JP Gold
  • In this companion to We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Penelope Rex discovers the challenges and rewards (but mostly challenges) of pet ownership.
    Picture Book, 2024Los Angeles : Disney-Hyperion, 2024. — JP Higgi
  • Vlad is a vampire with the misfortune of having rosy cheeks that -- gasp! -- make him look abysmally alive. But being the fabulous vampire that he is (and hoping to avoid rejection), he hides his rosy complexion behind elaborate vampire outfits in…
    Picture Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. — JP Drago
  • A werewolf named Felix struggles to make friends in his human form until he meets someone else like him.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2023. — JP Cheon
  • Furball is a loveable little yeti on his first day at Monster School. He can't wait to learn how to be scary, but it's hard when you look like a cuddly toy. When the big monsters at the school make fun of Furball, Howler the little werewolf comes to…
    Picture Book, 2023London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2023. — JP Walli
  • Luna loves the sky and finding out about all the wonders she can see above her. But the villagers can't stop worrying about the mythical Sky Dragon -- a fearsome creature who is said to dwell in the sky. Can Luna share her love of the sky and show…
    Picture Book, 2023London : Two Hoots, 2023. — JP Wooll
  • Will Buffy be able to get over her fear of the dark?
    Picture Book, 2018Philadelphia : Quirk Books, 2018. — JP Whedo
  • Can you get the monster out of this book before it destroys it all?
    Picture Book, 2017New York : Random House Books for Young Readers, 2017. — JP Fle