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JUNIOR MONSTER SCOUTS

THE MONSTER SQUAD chosen as one of the New York Public Library’s 100 BEST BOOKS for KIDS 2019

THE MONSTER SQUAD

Book #1

Aladdin


Cat caught in a tree? Rats overrunning your village? Sounds like a job for the Junior Monster Scouts! 


Wolfy, Franky, and Vampyra - the children of the classic monsters - are Junior Monster Scouts. And even though "monster" is their middle name, these funny friends just want to help anybody in need, earn their Junior Monster Scout merit badges, and make friends. But their good deeds are ALWAYS foiled by Baron Von Grump, a cranky schemer who doesn’t like noise, doesn’t like kids, and most of all, doesn’t like the Junior Monster Scouts. 


Can Wolfy, Franky, and Vampyra save the cats, the rats, and the day?

CRASH! BANG! BOO!

Book #2

Aladdin 


It’s The Village’s 150th birthday celebration! And that means bright lights, popcorn machines, a marching band, and a musical merry-go-round. But not if Baron Von Grump can help it! If he shuts off The Village’s electricity, there won’t be any noise or merriment.


Meanwhile, in Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory, Igor Jr. was specifically told not to touch anything, especially “that lever.” But Igor Jr. didn’t listen, and now the lab is a clunking, clanking, crackling mess of gears, electricity, and lightning. Can Vamprya, Franky, and Wolfy—the Junior Monster Scouts—fix Igor’s mess and save The Village party? Or has the Baron ruined the fun for everyone?

IT’S RAINING BATS AND FROGS!

Book #3

Aladdin


It’’s a rainy day in The Village and rain means puddles. Lots of puddles to splash in and lots of rain to sing in. Singing and splashing is loud. And loud is something Baron Von Grump simply cannot stand. But Baron Von Grump has a plan. If he can get rid of the rain clouds, he’’ll get rid of the rain and all the noise! But the Baron’s plan backfires and now it’’s raining and pouring, with no end in sight! 


Meanwhile, Laguna, a little swampling is learning how to swim. Only she’’s pretty scared of the water! Can Laguna and the Junior Monster Scouts learn how to overcome fears and save the town from overflowing?

MONSTER OF DISGUISE

Book #4

Aladdin


A carnival has come to The Village, complete with a fun house! But what the villagers don’t know is that Baron Von Grump is behind it! If the villagers won’t be silent on their own, he’ll hypnotize them and finally get the peace and quiet he needs! When Junior Monster Scouts Vampyra, Wolfy, and Franky go to the carnival with their new friend George, the Invisible Boy, they can tell not everything is fun and games. Everyone is under some kind of spell! Can the little monsters beat Baron Von Grump’s mesmerizing fun house mirror and free the villagers?

NOT-SO-SCARY COLLECTION

Boxed Set, Books 1-4

Aladdin

All in one convenient collection!

Junior Monster Scouts 4-in-1!


The first four books of the Junior Monster Scouts collected in one volume! 

TRASH HEAP OF TERROR

Book #5

Aladdin 


The Junior Monster Scouts take out the trash when a new villain comes to town in the hilarious fifth chapter book of the Junior Monster Scouts series!

The Junior Monster Scouts have a new grump in town to contend with: Baroness Von Grumpier! A cousin of Baron Von Grump, she’s even grumpier, and even more diabolical! And her sidekick is a toad…a very warty, always frowning, not-ever-happy toad. Baroness Von Grumpier has come to visit while her cousin goes on vacation. She wants to tidy up his windmill, but when she takes out all of his garbage and dumps it into one big, stinking trash heap, it comes alive! Can the little monsters save the townspeople from the ruthless rubbish?

CURSE OF THE CRUMMY MUMMY

Book #6

Aladdin 

The Junior Monster Scouts face off against a tricky sphinx in the hilarious sixth chapter book of the Junior Monster Scouts series!

The Junior Monster Scouts are going to host an exchange scout, a mummy staying at Castle Dracula for the summer. But when their guest’s pet sphinx gets loose, it starts causing trouble by turning people who can’t answer its riddles to stone! Can the scouts and the mummy capture the sphinx, answer its riddles, and convince it to turn everyone back to normal?

CHILLER THRILLER

Book #7

Aladdin 

The Junior Monster Scouts befriend a lonely yeti in the hilarious seventh chapter book of the Junior Monster Scouts series!
It’s winter in the Village and a fresh blanket of snow means sledding, caroling, yummy hot cocoa, and fun for everyone. Everyone, that is, but a lonely Yeti named Igloo and cranky Baron Von Grump whose cabin is about to be whisked away by a scary avalanche! Can the Junior Monster Scouts - Franky, Wolfy, and Vampyra - save the day and make a new (and not-so-abominable) friend?

THE ROTTENEST REUNION

Book #8

Aladdin


Baron Von Grump and Baroness Von Grumpier are hosting a family reunion! Before the Junior Monster Scouts or villagers know it, there are Grumps everywhere with plans to take over the village with their not-too-nice ways! Can the scouts make peace with this feuding family?

THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING GRUMP

Book #9

Aladdin - December 31st, 2024

Dr. Frankenstein is back in his lab cooking up trouble. He creates a shrinking—and growth—ray that inadvertently hits Baron Von Grump’s windmill! Uh-oh!

CASTLE OF SCHEMES AND DREAMS

Book #10

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