Chris Monroe

When school supplies go missing and suspicious bite marks appear, Chico the monkey (with his tool belt) investigates the mystery.

Chico the monkey has to step in and save the day when his friend Clark the elephant's cooking nearly destroys their town.

A dog who gains fame and fabulous treats by walking on her hind legs soon misses her old life.

Strawberry the Sasquatch is happy on her own, or so she thinks, until an extremely enthusiastic squirrel named Nutty shows up, and after a series of hilarious mishaps, they find a way to be friends.

"The bug on a bike is riding somewhere, but no one quite knows the destination. But that doesn't stop all the other animals from following along"--

When Chico the monkey wakes up to a loud clatter, he puts on his tool belt and searches his tree house to find what is making the noise, only to discover Clark the elephant stuck in the laundry chute.

When the gray squirrels kill his parents, a young red squirrel vows revenge, finding unlikely allies in the rats and gulls of Trash Mountain.

"All kids have bad habits. But do we ever stop to think that there's a bit of science behind these habits? Each spread in Pick, Spit & Scratch! describes a specific bad habit, and provides multilayered reading opportunities in the form of weird, disgusting facts, and jokes that ratchet up the gross factor by relating bad habits to relatable concepts for kids."--

Sniff, Lick & Scratch! is the book parents and educators will turn to to explain the less majestic behaviors witnessed in the animal kingdom-and sneak in a little STEM learning while they're at it. Do flies really puke on our food when we're not looking? And why do dogs sniff each other's behinds? The companion book to Pick, Spit & Scratch answers these and many of the other most pressing questions young readers have about the animal kingdom-specifically,...