Gilly's Monster Trap

(Hardback)

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A young girl and her goldfish sidekick set out to trap a monster and instead wind up making a new friend in this debut picture book thats perfect for fans of How to Catch a Monster and Jules vs. the Ocean.

Gilly loves to flap her flippers in Lighthouse Bayuntil a mysterious monster starts menacing the market! It swipes Gillys flippers, snatches fish, and nabs nets. So Gilly hatches a plan: she is going to catch the sneaky, rotten monster! With the help of her goldfish, Finnegan, and the townspeople, she builds a trap.

But when things go awry, Gilly discovers she and the monster may have been after the same thing all alonga friend.

Reviews

"Rendered in sprightly watercolor and ink cartoons, Markos action-packed picture book debut features a panoply of compositional styles, lively language, and a protagonist that is the very definition ofmettle." -- Publishers Weekly
"A cheerful tale certain to ensnare readers." -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Cyndi Marko is the author-illustrator of the award-winningKung Pow Chickenearly chapter book series, the graphic novel chapter booksThis Little Piggy: An Owners ManualandBoo! Hiss!, and the middle grade graphic novelSloth Sleuth.Gillys Monster Trapis her debut picture book.She currently lives in British Columbia, Canada, with her quiet kids and two noisy cats.Learn more atCyndiMarko.com.