Alphabeasts: A Monstrously Fun Book

by Hazel Quintanilla (Artist)

A world of fun for budding cryptozoologists."―Kirkus Reviews

Welcome to the Monsterlovers Headquarters! As the newest recruit to our secret organization, you're invited to explore our classified files about some of our favorite Alphabeasts from A to Z! This curated creature collection features unique information about some of the silly, cuddly, smelly, and mysterious monsters found all over the world. Many of these monsters may cause you to laugh and learn, and maybe even inspire you to go searching for monsters yourself!

Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a monster's classified  file with information about where they are found, what they look like, and a unique fact about them. The book also includes a map of the monsters and where they have been "spotted" around the world!

Genres: Picture Books, Fantasy, Monsters

48 pages, Hardcover

Published September 5, 2023

Reviews

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wayyyyy too wordy

[Emmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really cute way to introduce children to cryptids, although I felt that some of the descriptions were inaccurate, for the sake of making it kid friendly. Regardless, I loved the illustrations and had a lot of fun reading it.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Starts with several expository pages that nearly made me quit reading this one. Glad I stuck it out because the 26 cryptids presented are lots of fun and some are downright cute.

[Blanco Meyers · Rating 1 out of 5]

Inaccurate information.
I understand that this book is about creatures that have not been proven to exist. So, who am I to declare that the information is inaccurate?
I am basing my claim on hundreds of years of folklore.
For example, according to one researcher, the Yeti was a part of the pre-Buddhist beliefs of several Himalayan people. And he is supposed to be quite fierce, occasionally attacking and devouring humans.
Instead of writing that the Yeti is "very safe" and "The Cuddliest" monster, the author could have written a little more about these creatures' origin stories or what real animals (some now extinct) were the cause of their sightings.

I did not like the illustrations.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wellcome to Monsterlovers Headquarters

As the newest recruit to our secret organization, you’re invited to discover our classified files featuring Alphabeasts from A to Z. This curated creature collection includes unique information about some of the silly, cuddly, smelly, and mysterious monsters found all over the world.

𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Many of these monsters may case you to laugh, learn, and maybe even go searching for monsters yourself!

These are the cutest cryptids we’ve ever seen! If I ever meet a strange creature in the forest, I hope they look like these guys

My 4-year-old loves cute monsters, so this book has be awesome for us to thumb through, as he works on letter identification and learns about River monster, Kraken, Jersey Devil, and many other creatures that go bump in the night.

The book is bursting with color, adorable illustrations, and fun cryptid classifications... So if you’re reading to find out whose the naughtiest monster dive right in.

Thanks @pubspotlight @flowerpotpress for the gifted copy!

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

An alphabetical catalogue of monsters. Each page has a monster that starts with a sequential letter of the alphabet, and facts about the monster. It's an interesting concept but doesn't necessarily work as a great read aloud.

[Steph · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so cool!

[GS Dachslove · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each letter of the alphabet is a different monster...all illustrations, not scary.

[Syntha Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable and fun to see cryptids from all over the world