Books About Funny Monsters · 17 titles considered

The Best Funny Monsters Books for Kids

By the Bookroo Editors

Looking for excellent children's books about funny monsters? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

Bedtime for Monsters
Quit Calling Me a Monster!
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Our 10 Favorite Books About Funny Monsters

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Picture Book · Ages 5–6 · 2012

The Monsters' Monster

By Patrick McDonnell

Three little monsters meet a bigger one and learn the power of gratitude.

40 pages· 643 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
5.7/7 Bookroo experts·4.1/5 Goodreads · 2,442 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2012

The Monster Who Lost His Mean

A monster struggles with being nice in a world that expects him to be mean.

40 pages· 454 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
5.5/7 Bookroo experts·4.0/5 Goodreads · 758 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2011

Bedtime for Monsters

A monster approaches, rumbling for a bedtime snack. Are you on the menu?

32 pages
5.5/7 Bookroo experts·3.9/5 Goodreads · 662 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 3–7 · 1999

The Gruffalo

A mouse takes a stroll through the deep dark wood and encounters various animals that want to eat him, but he outsmarts them by inventing a fictional creature called the gruffalo, which ultimately becomes real.

32 pages· 697 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
5.3/7 Bookroo experts·4.5/5 Goodreads · 47,422 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 2–4 · 2012

Love Monster

A monster searches for someone who loves him just the way he is.

32 pages· 289 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
4.2/5 Goodreads · 3,766 ratings
Picture Book · Ages 5–7 · 2019

How I Met My Monster

A boy discovers that monsters are real and are living under his bed, but they are not as scary as he thought.

32 pages· 1,143 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
5.0/7 Bookroo experts·4.2/5 Goodreads · 905 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 2017

I Want to Be in a Scary Story

By Sean Taylor, Jean Jullien (Illustrator)

Monster wants a scary story, but it's too frightening for him.

48 pages· 387 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
3.9/5 Goodreads · 868 ratings
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2018

Monster Mayhem

A girl must save her town from movie monsters brought to life.

216 pages· 9,110 words· Est. 1.5 hour read
3.8/5 Goodreads · 384 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2009

I Need My Monster

A boy tries to find a suitable monster to scare him at night after his regular monster goes fishing.

32 pages· 1,075 words· Est. 9 min read-aloud
4.8/7 Bookroo experts·4.3/5 Goodreads · 4,799 ratings
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2016

Quit Calling Me a Monster!

A misunderstood monster challenges stereotypes.

40 pages· 445 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
4.8/7 Bookroo experts·3.9/5 Goodreads · 1,478 ratings
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Funny Monsters Picture Books

Illustrated read-alouds about funny monsters for preschool and elementary-age readers.

The Monster Next Door

Ages 4–8 · 2016

A boy's friendship with a monster is tested by a noisy tuba and a water-balloon fight.

There's a Monster in Your Book
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There's a Monster in Your Book

Ages 3–7 · 2017

A monster is trapped inside a book and the reader must help get him out.

If Your Monster Won't Go to Bed

Ages 3–7 · 2017

Learn the secret steps to putting your monster to bed before it becomes a bigger problem.

Does Frankenstein Get Hungry?

Ages 5–8 · 2018

A curious girl questions if monsters are as scary as they seem.

Eat Pete!

Ages 2–5 · 2018

A monster visits Pete, eager to play—or eat him. Who will win this playful showdown?

Goodnight Goon

Ages 3–5 · 2008

A mischievous goon disrupts bedtime in a monster-filled tomb.

Tickle Monster

Ages 4–8 · 2008

A monster from Planet Tickle spreads laughter through tickles and giggles.

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