The Garden Monster

Jilli and Jim solve the mystery of the monster in their garden in the third book in the endearing new chapter book series by two-time Newbery Honor Book author Patricia Reilly Giff. It is time to plant a vegetable garden! Best friends Jilli and Jim must keep the bugs and slugs away.Then they can march in the Vegetable Parade at the end of the summer. But what is that HUGE monster plantgrowing in the middle of the garden?Will it eat their vegetables?Will it eat Jilli's dog Fiercely?Will it eat Jilli and Jim?Can Fiercely save them from the monster plant? Praise for FIERCELY AND FRIENDS: THE BIG SOMETHING"False assumptions underlie the comedy of this buoyant launch to Fiercely and Friends, a paper-over-board early chapter book series that's right on target for recent picture-book graduates....Palmisciano's oil pastels playfully reinforce the energy and puckish personalities of the kids and Fiercely in this promising series kickoff."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Giff understands the way young children try to make sense of the mysteries that confront them and creates dialogue that sounds natural and true. A perfect choice for new chapter-book readers."--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Diane Palmisciano is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and has illustrated over fifty popular books for children. She lives in North Scituate, Rhode Island, where she takes long walks with her dog through the woods and at the beach. Patricia Reilly Giff is a two-time Newbery Honor Book author and has written more than sixty books for young readers, including her bestselling Polk Street School series. Her perfect pitch for writing stories that kids love comes from her twenty years as a schoolteacher and reading specialist. She lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with her husband. Praise for FIERCELY AND FRIENDS: THE BIG SOMETHING"False assumptions underlie the comedy of this buoyant launch to Fiercely and Friends, a paper-over-board early chapter book series that's right on target for recent picture-book graduates....Palmisciano's oil pastels playfully reinforce the energy and puckish personalities of the kids and Fiercely in this promising series kickoff."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Giff understands the way young children try to make sense of the mysteries that confront them and creates dialogue that sounds natural and true. A perfect choice for new chapter-book readers."--SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL