Monster Needs Your Vote [Hardcover]

Election season is here and Monster is ready to vote! But why cast your ballot when you can run for president instead? With speeches, debates, and a soapbox or two, Monster’s newest tale is a campaign encouraging kids to take a stand and fight for what they believe in.

Listed as a 2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People by the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council

Midwest Book Award Winner for Children's Picture Books

Foreword Review'sIndieFab Book of the Year Award Finalist in Children's: Picture Books

The Monster & Me™ series is a 2015 Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Award winner for Best Picture Book Series

Playful rhyming text and comically overblown rhetoric (oratory skills, platform, grassroots movement) combined with colorful digital illustrations exemplify the intricacies of being a candidate and the importance of the democratic process. The extra bonus is that after a couple of missteps, Monster hits his stride by campaigning to save libraries. VERDICT A good introduction to what happens on a campaign, how voting for a president works, and the dynamics of civic engagement. —School Library Journal

Monster has the best platform EVER in this furry fun first look at elections! (He had me at 'desserts'—then it got even better!)Monster Needs Your Votehas mine! —Ame Dyckman,New York Timesbestselling author ofWolfie the Bunny

Part of the delightful 'Monster Needs' rhyming picturebook series about a young boy and his friendly, blue-furred monster pal,Monster Needs Your Votetouches on the complex world of politics! ... Monster is still too young to run for president, but he learns about the importance of getting out one's message and making a difference in the community. As with the entire series, the distinctive color artwork makesMonster Needs Yoló&