This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
In this fourth book, Alexander is still on the look-out for monsters. Now he thinks they're at school.... The lunch menu is NOT normal -- instead of good-for-you meals, there's ice cream and pie every day. His whole class is crying. And his friend Rip goes missing. Alexander must battle giant meat-eating vegetables before the whole town becomes veggie dinner! Filled with humor, suspense, and zany black-and-white illustrations, this book will keep kids turning the pages!
What could be more monstrous than giant vegetable monsters?!
Praise for THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOM #1: RISE OF THE BALLOON GOONS
Cranking up the horrorlarity with googly eyed cartoon figures and sight gags on nearly every page, Cummings pitches his nervous but resourceful newcomer into a climactic, all-out battle with an entire army of aggressive, air-stealing bendy balloons.... An unusually promising series opener for proto-Goosebumps fans. -KIRKUS REVIEWS
Praise for THE EENSY WEENSY SPIDER FREAKS OUT!
Clever text full of witty asides. -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Praise for MORE BEARS!
[Artwork that is] infused with zaniness of fun. -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
Troy Cummings has been drawing since he was a little kid. His illustrations have appeared in newspapers and magazines, on websites, on frozen-fish-stick packages, and in hospital waiting rooms. His picture books includeThe Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out!,More Bears!, andGiddy-Up, Daddy!The Notebook of Doom is his first early chapter book series. He lives in Indiana with his cat and family.