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Go for the gross! Even hard-core fans may be tempted to give away their lunches after sampling this banquet of bogles.Advising readers who don't wish to become entres themselves to flee at the first sign of monsters, "expert" Dr. Thomas Jelly presents a menagerie of menaces from giant closet worms, the aptly named Dentadontis and snot pets that "just love to hang out," to the Lesser-Spotted Pooter, the Fartsquid and (tossing in something for the 'rents) Crate Moss "the world's most beautiful monster." Flushed with references to poop and other bodily excrescences, the narrative covers monster types, household habitats (like your toothpaste tubeguess what comes out when you squeeze) and recipes ("Live Eyes On Sticks," "Thing On Toast"). Also discussed are monster escape, capture and disposal strategies. Enhanced by dozens of flaps and sliding tabs, plus die cuts, minibooks and popups, the cartoon art portrays its luridly hued subjects in properly nauseating detail.A giant googly eye embedded in a bite-marked cover beckons invitingly to stronger-stomached monster lovers. (Novelty browsing item. 7-10)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

School Library Journal
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K-Gr 4-This imaginative compendium of monsters addresses a variety of issues by way of gross-out humor and equally gross cartoons. Hamilton explores identification, avoidance, capture, and record breakers, and even supplies a monster disposal flow chart. Each spread addresses a different topic with examples from newly imagined creatures. Amid the silly humor and inventive creatures are interactive pop-up elements and flaps and folds that add to the visual interest. The heavy card-stock pages will stand up to repeated visits by young monster seekers. The googly eyed cyclops and bite mark that grace the cover convey quickly that this fun book aims to entertain.-Laura Butler, Mount Laurel Library, NJ (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly
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"Written" by Dr. Thomas Jelly, this is a tongue-in-cheek, interactive guide to avoiding, identifying, capturing, and disposing of monsters, should the need arise. Goony cartoons depict monsters hiding behind flaps in a cutaway of a human home ("A fridge boggart is a real pest"); another spread presents the winners of the "Monster Record Breakers" competition, which include a cute pink beast, whose mouth opens to reveal a pop-out cave of ferocious teeth. From monster defense (a "Home Defense Kit" includes a mirror, garlic, and soap) to the debunking of monster myths-werewolves don't exist, but watch out for werefish-monster hunters will have the tools they need to survive. Ages 5-8. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.