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Ava the Monster Slayer; Sleepover Superheroes
Ava is back! This time, she’s helping her friends Emma and Ashley challenge their fears and save their beloved stuffed animals, Piggy, Uni, and Raffe, from ghosts, monsters, and gnomes!
In Ava the Monster Slayer; Sleepover Superheroes, the girls attend a sleepover at school and bring their favorite stuffies. When a group of older girls makes fun of them for being “babies” because they still sleep with stuffed animals, they are challenged to give up their stuffies for the night. After a restless night of sleep, Ava decides she needs Piggy, and Emma and Ashley agree they need Uni and Raffe. With Ava’s warrior guidance, the girls make superhero weapons: Wolverine’s claws, Spider-Man’s web, and Thor’s hammer. Together, they battle ghosts, monsters, and a troop of gnomes to save their stuffies! But they also have another challenge: face the girls who made fun of them.
Congratulations! “Ava the Monster Slayer: Sleepover Super Heroes by Lisa Maggiore ” is a 2024 Family Choice Award winner!
Ava the Monster Slayer: Sleepover Superheroes received a 5-star review (a perfect rating!) from Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews.
Reviewed by Juan Lynch for Readers’ Favorite“Ava the Monster Slayer: Sleepover Superheroes, written by Lisa Maggiore and illustrated by Ross Felten, is a fun read that children of all ages will enjoy. Ava and her friends, Emma and Ashley, are excited to attend their school’s sleepover event at the gym. This excitement quickly evaporates when a few older girls taunt them for bringing their stuffed animals, Piggy, Raffe, and Uni. On a dare, Ava and her friends relinquish their beloved stuffies. However, as the night drags on, fear creeps in. Are the stuffed toys going to survive the night on their own? Ava and her friends display great ingenuity by creating make-shift weapons from random objects they find lying around, and then set out to rescue the toys.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Lisa Maggiore’s Ava the Monster Slayer: Sleepover Superheroes. Felten’s beautiful illustrations capture the entire well-paced story in such a way that it felt like I was watching a fun and exciting cartoon with subtitles. Moreover, employing varied font styles and sizes added to the excitement. I appreciated Ava’s character arc. Initially, she tries to seem cool in front of the older girls, but by the end, she faces her fears and remains unfazed by their opinions. Along the way, she and her friends overcome their fears and fight monsters. I love how the theme of friendship is highlighted throughout this work. There are more books in the Ava the Monster Slayer series, and I am looking forward to reading all of them.”
Toledo Parent Magazine:
“This imaginative graphic-novel style picture book keeps youngsters on the edge of their seats while showing them how to face their fears.”
Toledo Parent Magazine
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