New Releases by Danny Schnitzlein

Anca Sandu was born in the flatlands of eastern Romania. Her grandma declared her a "drawer" of perfect circles at age two. Heeding the call to be the artist of the family, she studied children''s illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, England, and discovered that her passion for drawing helped her overcome her introversion. She now enjoys engaging most humans nearly as much as drawing them. She''s the author-illustrator of Churchill''s Tale of Tails, as well as other books about pigs, good monsters, sheep, and gnus and shrews. Anca lives in Beaverton, Oregon, along with her husband and their ever-expanding book collection.

A math-phobic boy faces another dreaded evening of multiplication when a monster suddenly appears in his room and offers him a deal he cannot refuse. After a quick signature on a contract, the boy''s problems are solved, and his homework is ready to turn in the next day. At first, everything adds up perfectly. But when the boy''s math knowledge is tested at school, his troubles begin to multiply. What did the fine print on that contract read? "In paragraph seven of clause ninety-three, "If you don''t learn anything, do not blame me!" When the bill comes due, will our hero have the money—and the math skills—to subtract that wicked monster from his life once and for all?

This hilarious picture book from author Danny Schnitzlein will have picky eaters begging for more. What do you dread eating the most? For one young boy, it''s peas, but he''s discovered a seemingly simple solution. He makes a bargain with a fiendishly funny monster who will eat the boy''s peas in exchange for his soccer ball. But soon, peas are on the menu again and with each new encounter, the monster''s demands escalate. Eventually, our hero faces a daunting decision―can he conquer his loathing for peas, or will he lose his most prized possession? Danny Schnitzlein''s verse combines with Matt Faulkner''s uproariously detailed illustrations to create a clever story about how far we''re willing to go to avoid the things we hate.

A boy whose brothers taunt him because of his fears gets revenge when he finds himself alone on Monster Street on Halloween.