Monster Trucks

By Anika Denise, Nate Wragg

Price: $9.99

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Monster Trucks

By Anika Denise, Nate Wragg

Price: $9.99

About the Book

“Monster-truck fans won’t want to miss this Halloween showdown.” Kirkus

“Full-throttle Halloween fun.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Readers will delight in this lively read-aloud story with a clever and surprising twist at the end—perfect for Halloween and year-round! This board book edition is perfect for the youngest monster and truck fans.

Ready, set, go! The monster truck race is on in this frightfully delightful picture book. On a spooky speedway, Monster Trucks moan! Monster Trucks grumble! Monster Trucks groan!

Join Frankentruck, Zombie Truck, Ghost Truck, and more as they race to the finish line. But one of these trucks isn’t quite who you think.

“In the energetic rhyming text…the action never stops.” The Horn Book

“A quick seasonal storytime selection that is sure to be popular around Halloween. Monstrous fun!” School Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN: 9780062741622
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Jul 10, 2018
List price: $9.99
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 5.800 in (w) x 7.000 in (h) x 0.680 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Cars, Trucks & Buses
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Anika Denise

Biography

Anika Denise is a children’s book author and poet. When not writing tales of vroom and doom, she can be found zipping around her hometown of Barrington, Rhode Island, in her Monster Minivan or reading not-so-scary stories with her husband and three kids.

Nate Wragg

Biography

Nate Wragg is the illustrator of Monster Trucks by Anika Denise, At the Old Haunted House by Helen Ketteman, and many other titles. He’s also a production designer and illustrator for animated films. Nate lives in Southern California with his lovely wife and daughter and their silly French bulldog. 

Reviews

“These monster trucks really are monsters, and their race is sure to get cheering children on the edges of their seats…monster-truck fans won’t want to miss this Halloween showdown.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Wragg creates some wicked vehicular hybrids…and eerie green skies and yellow moonlight set the stage for full-throttle Halloween fun.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“In the energetic rhyming text…the action never stops. Vivid colors and textures give the cartoony acrylic and digital illustrations a bold and lively (despite the undead) look.” — The Horn Book

“Bright, bold illustrations bring characters like Zombie Truck, Frankentruck, and Werewolf Truck to life….with lots of movement in the text and on the pages, this is a quick seasonal storytime selection that is sure to be popular around Halloween. Monstrous fun!” — School Library Journal

About the Book

“Monster-truck fans won’t want to miss this Halloween showdown.” Kirkus

“Full-throttle Halloween fun.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Readers will delight in this lively read-aloud story with a clever and surprising twist at the end—perfect for Halloween and year-round! This board book edition is perfect for the youngest monster and truck fans.

Ready, set, go! The monster truck race is on in this frightfully delightful picture book. On a spooky speedway, Monster Trucks moan! Monster Trucks grumble! Monster Trucks groan!

Join Frankentruck, Zombie Truck, Ghost Truck, and more as they race to the finish line. But one of these trucks isn’t quite who you think.

“In the energetic rhyming text…the action never stops.” The Horn Book

“A quick seasonal storytime selection that is sure to be popular around Halloween. Monstrous fun!” School Library Journal

Product Details

ISBN: 9780062741622
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Jul 10, 2018
List price: $9.99
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 5.800 in (w) x 7.000 in (h) x 0.680 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Transportation / Cars, Trucks & Buses
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Anika Denise

Biography

Anika Denise is a children’s book author and poet. When not writing tales of vroom and doom, she can be found zipping around her hometown of Barrington, Rhode Island, in her Monster Minivan or reading not-so-scary stories with her husband and three kids.

Nate Wragg

Biography

Nate Wragg is the illustrator of Monster Trucks by Anika Denise, At the Old Haunted House by Helen Ketteman, and many other titles. He’s also a production designer and illustrator for animated films. Nate lives in Southern California with his lovely wife and daughter and their silly French bulldog. 

Reviews

“These monster trucks really are monsters, and their race is sure to get cheering children on the edges of their seats…monster-truck fans won’t want to miss this Halloween showdown.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Wragg creates some wicked vehicular hybrids…and eerie green skies and yellow moonlight set the stage for full-throttle Halloween fun.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“In the energetic rhyming text…the action never stops. Vivid colors and textures give the cartoony acrylic and digital illustrations a bold and lively (despite the undead) look.” — The Horn Book

“Bright, bold illustrations bring characters like Zombie Truck, Frankentruck, and Werewolf Truck to life….with lots of movement in the text and on the pages, this is a quick seasonal storytime selection that is sure to be popular around Halloween. Monstrous fun!” — School Library Journal

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