Mellybean and the Giant Monster

The Secret Life of Pets meets Alice in Wonderland in this charming middle grade graphic novel debut about a pup who is magically transported to another world and ends up befriending a giant, grumpy monster.

All Melly the dog wants to do is play a game. But the cats she lives with would rather nap. So when she doesn't get the hint to leave them alone, the devious felines trick her into burying a shoe in the backyard so they can lock her out. And the little prank turns into an huge disaster when Melly ends up falling down a hole that magically transports her to another world . . .

Melly lands in a medieval kingdom and finds herself in the middle of a scuffle between a group of knights and a giant monster. A caring pup who doesn't know when to quit, Melly soon befriends the grumpy monster, whose name is Narra, and learns that he's been hunted by the king's army for years. Not only that, the greedy king has also been taking advantage of his people, stealing their gold and locking them in dungeons when they can't pay up. So although Melly would love to find a way back home to Mama and Papa (her human owners), she first makes it her mission to help her new friend and the kingdom. But how do you defeat a powerful ruler who has an entire army? It may just take a game that only Melly can win.