A lonely boy must defend his fellow monsters, home, and absent-minded mad scientist dad from an angry mob and an evil carnival proprietor in this macabre and zany coming-of-age story!Stitch Head was the first creation to be born—and the first to be forgotten.
He's the adorably monstrous creation of Professor Erasmus Erasmus, a man who has breathed life into over three hundred creatures with all manner of fangs, tails, and eyes. But as good as Erasmus is at giving life, he's equally bad at taking care of it. And so the duty falls to Stitch Head to ensure his siblings don't tear Castle Grotteskew apart.
Despite having a handle on the threats within the castle, however, no one is prepared for the conniving Mr. F—the ringleader of a traveling circus of wonders and oddities—to show up at Grotteskew's front door. He offers Stitch Head a new chance at family—one that will make him known by the whole world and forgotten by no one.
The terms of Mr. F's deal may be glowing, but there's something dark lurking behind his eyes. As Stitch Head will learn, not every monster is a meanie...and some seemingly normal folk can be the nastiest beasts of all!
On sale: July 22, 2025
Age: 8-12 years
Grade: Grades 3-7
Page count: 144 Pages
ISBN: 9798217026166
Reading level: Fountas/Pinnell: W
Guy Bass is an award-winning author whose children's books series include Stitch Head, SCRAP, Skeleton Keys, Spynosaur and lots of books that don't begin with 'S' like Dinkin Dings, Anna Gain, Laura Norder and Noah Scape. In 2010,
Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things won the Blue Peter Award for Most Fun Book with Pictures.
Pete Williamson began his creative career in the mid-90s as a character and background designer in the animation industry. He began illustrating children's books in 2008, collaborating with Marcus Sedgwick on the Blue Peter award-winning
Elf Girl and Raven Boy, and with Guy Bass on
Stitch Head, and more recently
Skeleton Keys. He has now illustrated over 70 children’s books.
★ "This is
a quirky, sweet, and spooky graphic novel with appeal to readers who enjoy stories that challenge their expectations of good and evil." —
School Library Journal, starred review
"
Goofily gothic graphic entertainment." —
Kirkus Reviews