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The Monsties are five best friend monsters ... who are a bit hopeless at being scary. They live in Scaryland, surrounded by scary monsters and scary places (the ScaryMart, the Howlpital, the Shriek Factory) but they much prefer candy and cupcakes to spiders and centipedes. In Scary Sunday, Orla writes a bedtime story. But this time, a mysterious noise is stopping her! Can the Monsties find the source of the scary sound before the day is over?

The kids who are trapped in HorrorLand thought they had reason enough to panic. That was before they reached Panic Park. It seemed like the only way to escape the mysterious villain who's playing puppet-master with their lives. But Panic Park is a perilous place, and it makes HorrorLand seem like HappyLand!

Now they must face their greatest fears - and team up with the unlikeliest allies - in this shocking conclusion to the ride of a lifetime.

Jack and Quint are trapped in the Monster Dimension! Their mission: prevent Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from reaching Earth and annihilating civilization. To do this, they must secure an audience with a creature more mysterious than any other. It's a race against time—and a race through the monster dimension! But before they can get back home to June and Dirk, Jack will find himself in a confrontation that will change everything…

Three children have been kidnapped by some mysterious, mad aunts and panic is spreading. But Myrtle, Coral and Etta are far from killers - they need the children to help them in a very caring mission. The secret island where they live is a sanctuary for strange and wonderful creatures - mermaids, selkies, the amazing boobrie bird, and even the great Kraken himself.

Der beliebteste Vampir aller Zeiten feiert seinen 40. Geburtstag! Anton liest für sein Leben gern Gruselgeschichten - vor allem über Vampire. Von einem Vampir wie Rüdiger aber hat Anton noch nie gehört. Ein richtig netter Vampir ist das, der da eines Nachts zu ihm durchs Fenster schlüpft. Wenn bloß Antons Eltern nicht so neugierig wären. Wie soll er ihnen erklären, warum sein neuer Freund nie den schäbigen schwarzen Umhang ablegt, immerzu eine Hand vor den Mund hält und dazu noch so merkwürdig riecht? Eine ungewöhnliche Freundschaft entsteht, die für absurde Abenteuer sorgt.

Unlike her friends Emrys and Serena, Hazel is struggling to adjust to magic and to their new roles as the secret protectors of New Rotterdam. She’s already worried about her mom, who works endless shifts at the hospital to make ends meet, and now she also has to defend their entire town from supernatural forces. If only Hazel could figure out how to use her relic, the Magnus Crown, which has the power to transform matter, including turning lead into gold … gold that would certainly help ease her family’s financial issues.

At the beginning of the new school year, all the children at Bailey Elementary must get their eyes checked by a doctor, and a rumor spreads that Dr. Polly is really a Cyclops stalking the people of Bailey City.

Twelve year old volcano enthusiast Jack Newton joins the elite Ultra Academy, a secret SSSP training program for gifted youth. He and five other quirky student specialists face their first mission when alien Baltans infiltrate underwater volcanoes with a plan to overtake Earth. When the Baltans use mind control to turn the students against each other, the Ultra Academy must set aside competition and focus on combining their strengths to save the planet.

Oh no – Stump's favourite splinter is missing! Can Stump's twiggy friends help him get rid of his grumpy, or will he be grumpy forever?

When Matilda discovers a treasure map inside an old bottle, she shows it to the Jolley-Rogers and they all set sail to find the mysterious island on the map. Unfortunately, they end up in the belly of the dastardly Pirate Cruncher! Can Matilda and the rest of the Jolly-Rogers rescue themselves before it is too late? Or will they end up trapped there forever? Expect adventure, laughs, and perhaps an almighty sneeze.

This book for 0-3 year old listeners, presents the little monster-loving boy from I Need My Monster and Hey, That's MY Monster!, as he tries to find the monster that matches his drawing. He describes his monster (green, long tail, pointy nails, big teeth), and then looks for these features in an assortment of amusing monsters until he finds the perfect match, which turns out to be his beloved STUFFED monster toy.

Samuel Johnson - with a little help from his dachshund, Boswell, and a very unlucky demon named Nurd - has sent the demons back to Hell. But the diabolical Mrs Abernathy is not one to take defeat lying down.When she reopens the portal and sucks Samuel and Boswell down into the underworld, she brings an ice-cream van full of dwarfs as well. And two policemen. Can this eccentric gang defeat the forces of Evil? And is there life after Hell for Nurd?

New Rotterdam is no place for a kid—and that’s what Emrys Houtman likes about it. Emrys obsessively documents his town’s urban legends and cryptid sightings in a Wiki, along with his neighbors and fellow horror fans Hazel and Serena. It’s all in good fun until one day, the trio stumbles upon the Doomsday Archives, a collection of relics with dazzling powers and dangerous consequences. When a mysterious blood-red hourglass begins appearing around town and children begin to go missing, the trio must band together to stop the horrors plaguing New Rotterdam, or risk losing their home.

Zee went missing for a year. And when he came back, he was...different. Nobody knows what happened to him. At Zee's welcome home party, Justin and the neighborhood crew play Hide and Seek. But it goes wrong. Very wrong. One by one, everyone who plays the game disappears, pulled into a world of nightmares come to life. Justin and his friends realize this horrible place is where Zee had been trapped. All they can do now is hide from the Seeker.

Twelve-year-old Octavia grew up believing the town of Vittoria was the only one left in the world. The sole survivors of a deadly magical war and plague, the people of Vittoria know there’s no one alive outside the town walls - except the terrible monsters that prowl the forest. But then the impossible happens: Octavia meets another girl beyond the walls, someone who isn’t Vittorian. Everything she’s ever believed is thrown into question, and there’s no going back.

When a young girl visits her favorite bookshop one rainy day, something isn’t right. The building is dark and cold. Rats skitter past the door. Soft chewing and scratching sounds echo up from the basement. Can the mighty Librarian help the girl defeat the horrors lurking within the bookshop?

Red is THRILLED when he discovers that he can do magic! But is he really magic, or is something even more incredible going on?

Inside The Midnight Scary Tales Collection, you’ll find a magical mix of spooky, silly, and heartwarming tales for ages 6 to 12 — all narrated to capture and hold young imaginations.

Noodle is an ARTY twig, and today, she's decorating the Big Tree. But her friends joined in – and now the Big Tree is a MESS! Can she find a way to make art she loves and share the fun with her friends?

Ziggy Twig is a brave explorer, and she is sure she can find something bigger, better and splashier for everyone to play in. That is, until she runs into a big, droolly ... DRAGON! Will our explorer find her way back to the twigs? Or is her latest adventure one splash too far?