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Monsters in children's books have two jobs: to be scary, and to be manageable. The best monster books do both. They honor the fear and then give children something to do with it. These 0 books range from the gleefully terrifying to the unexpectedly friendly.

Under the bed, in the closet, or maybe they're actually friendly. Books that play with fear and turn it into laughter.

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Monsters Books for Kids – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

1,166 books about monsters

Age

0–2 3–5 6–8 9–12 13+

Format

Middle Grade Young Adult Graphic Novels

Cover of Blood + Water

A dying young man accepts an offer of vampire immortality, only to have his eternal party interrupted by an ancient, awa

Cover of Hell Followed with Us

Hell Followed with Us

Andrew Joseph White

For teens searching for where they belong while facing internal and external monsters, this gritty story explores identi

Cover of Tales From Dogman Country

Tales From Dogman Country

Frank Holes Jr.

Eerie police reports and terrifying sightings bring the legendary beast of the Great Lakes to life in these six chilling

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Cover of The Court of the Dead

Nico di Angelo Adventures #2

The Court of the Dead

Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

Demigods Nico, Will, and Hazel must protect Underworld monsters seeking refuge at Camp Jupiter when a dark force begins

Ages 10–14

Cover of Nimona

A chaotic shapeshifter and a disgraced villain team up to take down the kingdom's fake heroes, but Nimona's mysterious p

Cover of Everlost

Skinjacker Trilogy #1

Neal Shusterman

For young readers contemplating big questions about life, death, and purpose. This imaginative tale follows two souls na

Cover of Fearscape

The Devouring #3

Imprisoned in a hospital and facing demonic beings known as the Vours, Reggie refuses to stop fighting to protect her br

Cover of Charm

Trapped in the dangerous Shadow Realm with a terrifying supernatural rival, Grace must decide if she can trust her enemy

Cover of Gumdrop Angel

Fazbear Frights #8

Scott Cawthon, Andrea Rains Waggener

A vengeful prank, a desperate security job, and a lucky toy lead to monstrous ends in three sinister tales from the terr

Cover of Sweet Nightmare

Calder Academy #1

Sweet Nightmare

When a storm cuts the power at an island school for rogue paranormals, a headmaster's daughter must team up with a dange

Cover of Crave

A mortal girl enters an academy for monsters where she is hated by everyone except Jaxon Vega, a vampire with a deadly s

Cover of The Wild Huntress

The Wild Huntress

Emily Lloyd-Jones

In a perilous Wild Hunt, a monster-slaying huntress, a plant-controlling trickster, and a monster-raised prince compete

Cover of Dragon's Rock

Ever since Benjamin stole a stone from Dragon's Rock, a beast has hunted him in his dreams, forcing him to return to the

Cover of 1:35 AM

Fazbear Frights #3

Scott Cawthon, Andrea Waggener, Elley Cooper

Delilah is desperate to wake up, Stanley is trapped in a mysterious job, and Devon feels invisible in these three chilli

Cover of Soulstice

The Devouring #2

Reggie's nightmares about demonic beings called Vours become a terrifying reality when an unexpected visitor arrives on

Cover of The Damned

The Beautiful #2

Vampires and immortals face the brink of war in New Orleans as Celine and Bastien struggle with broken treaties and memo

Cover of Into the Pit

Fazbear Frights #1

Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper

Deepest desires turn into terrifying nightmares for three kids who find that in this twisted world, every wish comes wit

Cover of The Family Fortuna

The Family Fortuna

Avita is the star of her father's traveling freak show, but a painter's portrait forces her to decide if she is truly a

Cover of Hour of the Pumpkin Queen

The Nightmare Before Christmas #2

Hour of the Pumpkin Queen

Sally is the new Queen of Halloween Town, but when a potion goes wrong, she must go on a time-bending quest to save her

Cover of The Fourth Closet

Five Nights at Freddy's: The Graphic Novel #3

The Fourth Closet

Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley

Ten years after a tragedy, Charlie and her friends return to the abandoned Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza to find the animatroni

Cover of The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book

Bod is a normal boy except for one thing: he lives in a graveyard and is being raised by ghosts. He is safe among the to

Cover of Eternal

Cynthia Leitich Smith

High school theater student Miranda dies and wakes up as a glamorous vampire under the King of Dracul, while her guardia

Cover of Serafina and the Black Cloak

Serafina and the Black Cloak

Serafina lives secretly in the basement of the Biltmore Estate, but she must emerge from the shadows to stop a mysteriou

Cover of Nightschool: The Weirn Books, Vol. 3

Nightschool: The Weirn Books #3

Nightschool: The Weirn Books, Vol. 3

Svetlana Chmakova

Werewolves are invading the Hunters' hideaway, and Alex must sharpen her skills quickly if she hopes to find her missing