Frank and Bean: The Stinky Feet Monster

by Jamie Michalak, Bob Kolar (Illustrator)

Overview

Frank takes the lead in tracking down a very smelly creature as our favorite culinary odd couple embark on their funniest adventure yet.

Frank has a book, a map, and a plan to find the Stinky Feet Monster. Bean has new boots, a new hat, and a drum, and is ready to rock—BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! He doesn’t believe in the Stinky Feet Monster, but as the two friends trek through the dark woods, they encounter strange noises, big footprints, and a very foul odor. Could that be the elusive monster? Will it make Frank and Bean its next meal? Get ready for a final twist as wry text, deadpan timing, a dash of suspense, and bright, comic illustrations lay out a feast for beginning readers and young listeners hungry for laughs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536225464
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	09/26/2023
Series:	Frank and Bean
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	426,963
Product dimensions:	6.38(w) x 9.37(h) x 0.41(d)
Lexile:	310L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jamie Michalak is the author of the first two Frank and Bean books: Frank and Bean, which Booklist called “absurd, over-the-top, and laugh-out-loud funny,” and its companion, Frank and Bean: Food Truck Fiasco. She also wrote the Joe and Sparky books, illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz, and the Dakota Crumb picture books, illustrated by Kelly Murphy. Jamie Michalak lives in Rhode Island.

Bob Kolar is the illustrator of many books for children. In addition to the first two books about Frank and Bean, he illustrated Alph"ops!:The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis, Nothing Like a Puffin by Sue Soltis, and Slickety Quick: Poems about Sharks by Skila Brown, a title that Booklist said “will tickle the fins of many an aspiring marine biologist.” Bob Kolar lives in Missouri.

Editorial Reviews

The delightful oddball duo are back for another adventure, this time hunting down a monster. . . . Kolar’s digital illustrations are a great balance of simple but relevant (and hysterical) details and the unmistakable emotions of the characters. This droll twosome is sure to have kids in stitches.
—Kirkus Reviews

Full of warmth and pleasing colors, Kolar’s quirky digital illustrations capture the humor and individuality of the main characters while creating an intriguing setting for their latest adventures. . . The third amusing volume in the Frank and Bean series offers an imaginative story for monster-loving beginning readers.
—Booklist

From the Publisher

2023-06-08
The delightful oddball duo are back for another adventure, this time hunting down a monster.

The Stinky Feet Monster is said to live in a cave, have incredibly stinky feet (“Just one smell of its feet and you’ll fall over”) that shake the ground when it walks, and say only “ME WANT TO EAT YOU!” While Frank, a hot dog dressed for outdoor exploration and monster hunting, firmly believes in the existence of the Stinky Feet Monster, Bean, a kidney bean who styles himself more like a member of Abba, with funky “rock star boots,” a top hat with a purple lightning bolt on it, sunglasses, and a drum around his neck, is a nonbeliever…though his feelings gradually change as the duo search for the monster’s cave, gain a new friend, and ultimately discover, à la The Monster at the End of This Book, the Stinky Feet Monster. Throughout, Michalak keeps the sentence length and vocabulary within reach of those just tackling longer texts, with repetitive words and sentence structures and short chapters giving them further support. Kolar’s digital illustrations are a great balance of simple but relevant (and hysterical) details and the unmistakable emotions of the characters.

This droll twosome is sure to have kids in stitches. (Early reader. 5-8)

Kirkus Reviews