Monsters on the Run (The Yeti Files Series #2)

by Kevin Sherry, Kevin Sherry (Illustrator)

Overview

Blizz Richards and his band of wacky cryptids are back for another illustrated adventure!

Everyone thinks the Loch Ness monster is one-of-a-kind. But that just means Nessie's lonely. And only yeti Blizz Richards and his team of cryptozoologists can help her find a friend just like her. With a little help from a time-traveling leprechaun, the gang travels back 65 million years to the age of dinosaurs to begin the search. But they aren't ready for the dangers that wait for them: monstrously mean dinos. Giants with razor-sharp teeth. Terrifyingly cute little kitties. Can Blizz keep his team safe, or will they have to sacrifice everything to help Nessie find a friend?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545556194
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/29/2015
Series:	Yeti Files Series , #2
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Kevin Sherry is the author and illustrator of many children's books, most notably The Yeti Files series and I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, which received starred reviews and won an original artwork award from the Society of Illustrators. He's a man of many interests: a chef, an avid cyclist and screen-printer, and a performer of hilarious puppet shows for kids and adults. Kevin lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Yeti Files #1: Meet the Bigfeet:"Fans of the 'Bad Kitty' and 'Captain Underpants' titles will certainly love the first in this series of illustrated chapter books." — School Library Journal"Illustrator Sherry's first volume in the Yeti Files is a fast and funny graphic-prose tale full of labeled pictures and comic-style panels." — Kirkus Reviews"[Sherry's] characters...have all the googly-eyed charm that makes his picture books so much fun." — Publishers Weekly"This fast-paced and funny tale is told in comics-style panels and labeled black-and-white illustrations of goofy monsters and cartoonish villains. Good stuff for readers beginning to move into chapter books." — Booklist"Charming characters, hilarious illustrations, and a big bunch of fun!" — Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants

From the Publisher

2015-05-12
Yeti Blizz and his cryptid cronies are back for more adventure. After finding his sasquatch cousin Brian, in Meet the Bigfeet (2014), Blizz and his friends are kicking back and playing games. However, their cryptid buddy Vanessa—Nessie—is feeling lonely, and she's thinking about leaving the loch. Blizz knows that might endanger her. Since Jack Saturday the unicorn isn't answering Blizz's calls, Blizz and friends head to Loch Ness on their bikes, and Nessie demonstrates her loneliness—all the denizens of the loch have companions but her. Elf Alex discovers she's a plesiosaur, and the friends decide to seek the help of Tobin Clover, a leprechaun. Tobin takes them back in time with the magic of the rainbow, but the friends are separated in a hasty escape from a T. Rex. Frank the arctic fox makes a dino friend, Nessie and Blizz meet more plesiosaurs, imp Gunthar and Alex run afoul of a triceratops...and Nessie decides she likes the present better. On their return, Tobin has a great surprise for Nessie, and the cryptids receive a call for help from the merfolk! Sherry's second yeti tale imparts a bit of dino info in its labeled black-and-white illustrations, which mix pages with a sentence or two of text with comic-style panels. The frenetic adventure's as much fun as it is nonsensical. Be warned: read the first adventure before tackling this one, as there are no character introductions and no background info on cryptozoological society. Monster and dino lovers alike will enjoy the foolishness. (Graphic/fantasy hybrid. 5-9)

Kirkus Reviews