Nice Monsters · Book 1

Nice monsters, found mostly by accident.

Picture books for kids 3 to 8 who like a good laugh, a little magic, and at least one pair of polka-dot underpants.

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Link coming soon. Odd Todd is still looking for it.

Cover of Yoncel the Yeti: a big blue furry yeti face grinning with his tongue out.
★★★★★Rated 5 stars by Odd Todd’s mother-in-law.

The books

One monster per book. Each one a different color. Collect the whole rainbow (eventually).

Yoncel the Yeti cover The blue one

Yoncel the Yeti

A Tale of Magic, Mishaps... and Underpants?!?

When a magic potion goes wrong in Frosty Peaks, everything turns upside down, and Yoncel turns RAINBOW! The only way to fix it is so silly that nobody can believe it.

Ages 3-8 · 56 pages · 8.5 x 8.5 in paperback

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Stenchy cover art
(coming soon)
The red one

Stenchy

Coming soon. Probably muddy. Possibly smelly. Definitely nice.

Nice Monsters · Book 2

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Yoncel peeking in, excited

What people are saying

All reviews are 100% real people. Mostly people. Some are a bear.

★★★★★

“Five stars. I was told I had to say that.”

Odd Todd’s mother-in-law
★★★★★

“Finally, a book that treats underpants with the respect they deserve.”

Curator, Frosty Peaks Museum
★★★★

“I’m in the wrong book.”

A giraffe
★★★★★

“Grr. Good book. Grr.”

A bear, museum security
★★★★★

“Delicious. Do you have it in a size 10?”

A monster who eats shoes
★★★★★

“I read it to my kids 47 times. Tonight will be 48.”

A tired parent

About Odd Todd

“Someone told me I wrote this book, but I don’t remember.”

Odd Todd is not entirely sure how he became an author. One day he was looking for his left sock, and the next he was writing books about monsters. He lives somewhere between here and there with a dog whose tongue never stays in his mouth. That’s where Yoncel got his.

He wrote Yoncel the Yeti for Ellison, who is cooler than ice and totally fur real.

  • Last seen: snorkeling for jellyfish in Biscayne Bay. He was supposed to be buying groceries.
  • Hobbies: losing pencils, finding them behind his ear.
  • Awards: second place in a contest he did not enter.
  • Currently working on: his next book, or possibly a sandwich.

Say hello

If you find my left sock, please let me know.

You can try contacting me, but I’m probably riding a camel.

Placeholder address. I read every message, eventually, usually by accident.

Yoncel sipping a mug of cocoa