The Reading Warehouse

From the Astoria Column and Crater Lake to Tillamook Cheese and Powell's Books, these 10 Little Monsters discover some of the most unique and interesting things about Oregon and what it has to offer. Silly, over-the-top fun, and a bit macabre, 10 Little Monsters Visit Oregon is the perfect book for every little boy and ghoul

9 Little Monsters love Tillamook cheese
We would like free samples please
One monster trips while looking for lunch.
New ice cream flavor, Monster Crunch

6 Little Monsters play hide-and-seek
Up and down an Oregon creek.
One stays quiet and still all day
Til a beaver chews him and hauls him away.

1 Little Monster decides to go
To ride and rope in a rodeo.
He can't hold on. See him fly
Poor Little Monster. Wave goodbye

Rick Walton first thought of writing for children when his high school English teacher, Joyce Nelson, told him that a story he had written for the class would make a good children's book. But it wasn't until after he had dabbled in business, law, teaching, software design, and almost every other career in the book, that he finally realized that writing for kids was one of the few things that he both enjoyed and was good at. Since then, Rick has had over 100 books published. His works include picture books, riddle books, activity books, mini-mysteries, a collection of poetry, and educational and game software. His books have been featured on the IRA Children's Choice list, Reading Rainbow, and on CBS This Morning. Rick teaches university courses on picture book writing and on the children's book publishing industry. He lives in Provo, Utah.

Jess Smart Smiley is a writer, illustrator, and designer living in Orem, Utah. His books include Upside Down: A Vampire Tale (Top Shelf Productions, 2012), The Adventures of William Worm (Piggy Press, 2013), Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-n-Find Book (Mascot Books, 2013), and the 10 Little Monsters series (Familius, 2014).