Books like No More Monsters for Me! by Peggy Parish
Minneapolis Simpkin lives in a town where owning a pet is not permitted. Determined to compensate for this restriction, she seeks out an unusual replacement—culminating in playful encounters that blend everyday life with the whimsical world of monsters.
First publish date: October 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Early Readers
Authors: Peggy Parish
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