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Parents' Choice Silver Award Winner! Investigate haunted castles, spooky forests and even outer space with a monster-revealing magic lens in this striking and unusual book. Children's favorite monsters are hidden inside each page waiting to jump out when the magic lens is held over them. Mythological creatures, ghostly spirits and monsters from film and fiction all make an appearance. Fascinating or frightening, monsters are everywhere...but who are they, what do they look like, and what do they do? Budding sleuths will love using the 'magical detector' tucked inside this intriguing, interactive book as they set out to comb forests, caves, mountains, castles, and fairy tales to discover the secrets of monsters and then hunt them down with a hand-held colored lens. Armed with the monster-revealing magic lens, young detectives must find some of their favorite characters from fiction, film, myth and legend, which are all hidden on pages packed with quirky, vivid illustrations and the secret story of each fascinating creature. Brief, lively text reveals all their secrets, from their ghastly origins to their favorite meals. And if that isn't enough, children also get the chance to design their very own monster!

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An unusual gallery of new and old monsters, kaiju, cryptids, creatures, and pop-culture creations. For young fans who want to make their own monsters and/or spyglass, an array of reproducible body parts for the former and simple directions for the latter bring up the rear. - Kirkus Reviews A stellar introduction to literary and cinematic monsters. It's interactive with a magic spy lens that lets you see hidden monsters (spoiler: it's red cellophane). And it paves the way to lit and film classics for when the kids are older. This is just the right level of scary. We emphatically recommend Monsters to any other little monster enthusiasts out there! - Glass of Wine, Glass of Milk This survey of monsters from folklore, literature and the movies is both informative and interactive. - Financial Times Summer Books 2019 This clever book will engage monster-lovers for hours. - Reading Rockets

An unusual gallery of new and old monsters, kaiju, cryptids, creatures, and pop-culture creations. For young fans who want to make their own monsters and/or spyglass, an array of reproducible body parts for the former and simple directions for the latter bring up the rear. - Kirkus

An unusual gallery of new and old monsters, kaiju, cryptids, creatures, and pop-culture creations. For young fans who want to make their own monsters and/or spyglass, an array of reproducible body parts for the former and simple directions for the latter bring up the rear. - Kirkus Reviews A stellar introduction to literary and cinematic monsters. It's interactive with a magic spy lens that lets you see hidden monsters (spoiler: it's red cellophane). And it paves the way to lit and film classics for when the kids are older. This is just the right level of scary. We emphatically recommend Monsters to any other little monster enthusiasts out there! - Glass of Wine, Glass of Milk This is a fun book. The pages have colorful abstract scenes of woodlands or castles, but when you use the magic lens you can see the monsters hidden within the images...an entertaining way to explore the subject. There is a short paragraph about each of the monsters, who include fairy-tale characters from around the world, and modern-day literature. - Juno magazine

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Céline Potard loves to tell scary stories in her writing and theatre workshops. A former children's book editor, she also translates and writes magazine articles. Sophie Ledesma has been drawing as long as she can remember. She illustrates books, textiles, and news stories, using colors and shapes from her childhood.

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