Monsters Genre
Books in the Monsters genre:
Graeme and the Dragon (1970)
Author(s):
Naomi Mitchison
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Dragon Hoard (1971)
Author(s):
Tanith Lee
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
The Mystery Beast of Ostergeest (1971)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Complete Book of Dragons (1972)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Complete Book of Dragons (1973)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Ninety-Nine Dragons (1974)
Author(s):
Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s):
Gunvor Edwards
Grimblegraw and the Wuthering Witch (1978)
Giant Grimblegraw has kidnapped Prince Benedict and Princess Yolanda and set them to slaving in the kitchen. They must seek help from the Wuthering Witch to free themselves and the other captives.
Author(s):
Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s):
Glenys Ambrus
Grimblegraw and the Wuthering Witch (1979)
The prince and princess seek the help of the Wuthering Witch to escape from the clutches of Giant Gimblegaw.
Author(s):
Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s):
Glenys Ambrus
Broomsticks and Beasticles (1981)
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
John Patience
The Dragon of Og (1981)
When Angus of Og discovers a dragon in the pond he determines to exterminate it, but Matilda of Og has a different idea.
Author(s):
Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Monster Myths of Ancient Greece (1981)
Author(s):
William Wise
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
A Brew of Witches (1985)
Author(s):
Pamela Gilbert
Barbara Sleigh
Robina Beckles Willson
Illustrator(s):
Various
The Story of Grump and Pout (1988)
It’s amazing what a good pair of shoes can do for a monster’s mood.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jamie McEwan
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
Colm of the Islands (1989)
When Colm unwittingly insults the Hebredean Sea Giant, it abducts his sweetheart and he must ransom her with the rope of pearls from the neck of the Sea-King’s daughter.
Author(s):
Rosemary Harris
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Haunted House (1989)
Author(s):
Marcia Leonard
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Birthday Monsters! (1993)
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
Night of the Gargoyles (1994)
At night the gargoyles come down from their perches and frighten the night watchman.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Eve Bunting
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Kate Culhane: A Ghost Story (2001)
A traditional Irish ghost story translated from the Gaelic.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Jeremiah Curtin
Michael Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Rama and Sita (2002)
Author(s):
David Weitzman
Illustrator(s):
David Weitzman
Gonna Roll the Bones (2004)
Author(s):
Fritz Leiber
Illustrator(s):
David Wiesner
Il Cacciatore Di Draghi (2005)
This is the Italian translation of “Farmer Giles of Ham.”
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Legendary Creatures of Myth and Magic (2006)
Author(s):
Marianna Mayer
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Lionel and the Book of Beasts (2006)
Author(s):
E. Nesbit
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Tales from the Perilous Realm (2008)
An anthology containing Roverandom, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Smith of Wooton Major, Leaf by Niggle, and the essay ‘On Fairy-Stories’.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Alan Lee
How Big is Zagnodd? (2020)
Typical Boynton for babies.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
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