The Monster in the Backpack

By Lisa Moser, Noah Z. Jones (illustrator),

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Book description

Having trouble with your backpack zipper? Maybe there’s a monster inside! A little girl slowly warms up to her unexpected guest in this funny story.

When Annie unzips her backpack and finds a monster inside, it’s hard to say who is more shocked. "AAAAHHHH!" yells the monster. "EEEEEEKKKK!" yells Annie.…

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1 author picked The Monster in the Backpack as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is one of my all-time favorites. It’s full of funny and sweet surprises: 1. There’s a monster in Annie’s backpack. 2. It ate her lunch (except for the carrots—they make the monster burp) 3. The monster ripped up her homework. Isn’t it the worst? But wait! The monster was just making confetti for the parade it was throwing—the ANNIE-IS-GREAT PARADE.

Aww! Come on, is that not the cutest? I want a monster in my backpack. 

From Jamie's list on early readers that are funny.

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