In "The Monstore" by James Burks, a young boy named Mitch visits a mysterious shop that sells all kinds of fantastical monsters to help him solve his problem of dealing with his pesky little sister. Excitedly, he chooses a few monsters, each with unique traits, and brings them home. However, things take an unexpected turn when the monsters begin to have minds of their own, leading to hilarious and chaotic situations. Mitch soon realizes that the monsters cannot be controlled, and he must find a way to resolve the chaos while learning valuable lessons about responsibility and sibling love. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children in preschool-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Aladdin Paperbacks .

Tara Lazar is the author of Monstore and I Thought This Was a Bear Book. Her mischievous imagination led her to write picture books, and she founded PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month). She lives in New Jersey with her husband and her two daughters. Visit TaraLazar. com for stories, giveaways, and contests for kids of all ages (like Tara!). Joan Holub is the New York Times bestselling author of Mighty Dads. She is also the author and/or illustrator of over 130 other books for children, including the picture books Zero the Hero and Little Red Writing, a School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews Best Book, and is coauthor of the bestselling Goddess Girls and Grimmtastic Girls middle grade series. She has two cats named Chip and Boo. You can visit her online at www. joanholub. com. James Burks has spent the last eighteen years working in the animation industry on various movies and television shows, such as Nickelodeon's Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! He is the author-illustrator of several children's books, including Gabby & Gator, a Junior Library Guild Selection, and the Bird & Squirrel graphic novels. He also illustrated The Monstore by Tara Lazar.