Foody Food Monsters By the Hungry Munchkins of Ms. Ishihara’s class
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About This Book We like food, so we created our own food monsters! This book tells you everything you need to know about our monsters, like how they were created, what kinds of things they like and don’t like, and what’s cool and special about each of them. We hope you like our book... but please don’t eat our food monsters!
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Brownie the Clowny, by Katelee
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Minty the Ice Cream, by Wren
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Candy Monster, by Devon Monster
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Booda Monster, by Kasen
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Jack, by Woody
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Ice Cream, by Kavi
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M&M Sonic, by Chris
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Snow Corn, by Jasmine
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Cupcake Sprinkles, by Tanya
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Elize and Tanya, by Elize
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Ava Max, by Ceyannah
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The Pizza Is Scary, by Kevin
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Max, Kai, Sandy and Ava, by L.E.
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Cake, by Aiyana
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War Machine, by Dylan
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Sushi, by N.P.
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Watermelon Alycia, by Brooklyn
Brownie the Clowny by Katelee s hip te c ody a l b co cho ver his o al l
big bird ha
red
at ty h n i po
point
y tee th
nds
Likes • Knocking on other people’s doors • Pranking people
Dislikes • People pulling birthday parties for him
★ Cool Fact ★ He’s funny and looks cute, and he has someone to love.
How my food monster came to life There was a little girl named Bella. She wanted to be a clown at a circus when she grew up. Bella loved brownies. One day she baked a clown brownie. She wanted to eat it the next day, so she went to bed. The next morning, the clown brownie came alive. Bella came into the living room and saw the clown brownie. She said, “Cool, my brownie came alive.” Then Bella named the brownie Brownie the Clowny. 3
Minty the Ice Cream by Wren
kind
friendly
l coo
cold
How my food monster came to life
Likes
One day there was a very odd seed! It started to grow and grow! Until it grew into a food monster. She is made out of two kinds of food: chocolate chips and ice cream! Her name is Minty the Ice Cream Cone! She is very kind, friendly, cool and cold! Her favourite food is sushi! Her hair is just plain hair! Her arms are made out of chocolate chips, and so are her face and legs! Her favourite thing to do is go to the North Pole and hang out with Santa in the freezing ice!
Dislikes
• Sushi
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• Radishes • Onion • Jalapeños • Sprouts • Chicken
★ Cool Fact ★ She is made of ice cream, and she has a special shape.
Candy Monster by Devon Monster
stro ng
er ful pow
poisonous
Likes • French fries • Ice cream • Shrimp
Dislikes • Candy • Sushi • M&Ms
How my food monster came to life One day a scientist was eating candy. The scientist was evil, and he wanted to make a candy monster. The candy monster was made by a machine— the scientist turned the machine on, and the candy monster was made. And the candy monster was poisonous. The candy monster got mad and broke the scientist’s office. Then the candy monster went out and started breaking the town.
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Booda Monster by Kasen
toas t
bread
dr
nf a go
ruit
ruit onf i s pas
c a rr ot
How my food monster came to life
Likes • Reading
Someone took some bread, then they took some toast, and then they put both of them together. From the fridge came a dragon fruit, a passionfruit and two carrots. All the food played and wanted to be together because they wanted to be 3D.
• Sitting • Washing his belly button
Dislikes • Loud noises
★ Cool Fact ★ He kicks.
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Jack by Woody a is he nut do
Likes • Sleeping • Running • Pop
Dislikes • Eating • Working
he ro ll s
How my food monster came to life My food monster is Jack. He is a donut. He can hypnotize people to get their attention. He also rolls to go fast (very fast), and he can rob places and have a fun time. He has sharp teeth. He is rich—ch-ching $.
★ Cool Fact ★ He can hypnotize people.
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Ice Cream by Kavi kind
happy
funn y
fun
How my food monster came to life
Likes • Pizza
First there were some cookie wings. Then the ice cream man came for some cookies. He got the cookies, and when he got back he put the wings next to the ice cream. Then he put some potions on it to make it alive. And there it was.
• Seaweed • Pineapples
Dislikes • Sushi
★ Cool Fact ★ It does not have legs.
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M&M Sonic by Chris
d goo
Likes • M&Ms • Carrots • Ice cream • Chicken boxes • Dragon fruit
How my food monster came to life M&M Sonic was born in April. He was made by Chris. His name is Sonic because he is really fast!
Dislikes • Hot sauce • Radishes
★ Cool Fact ★ He has powers.
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Snow Corn by Jasmine play ing tag
fashion
g win dra
shop ping
How my food monster came to life My monster was made by the snow, because the snow didn’t have a snow queen. The snow queen it made was a snow pup. She loves candy corn. She is the perfect queen and she is so so so cute. She has very sharp teeth.
Likes • Ice cream • Snow cones • Popcorn • Candy corn
Dislikes • Subway • Sushi
★ Cool Fact ★ Candy grass and lady bugs and hugs make her special.
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Cupcake Sprinkles by Tanya hun gr y
happy
help ful
y ndl frie
Likes • Gymnastics • Drawing
Dislikes • Jumping
★ Cool Fact ★
How my food monster came to life My monster was created with a boy. Now here comes the story: My food monster was sitting on the table and the boy accidentally knocked over the cake. And then the monster explored a little bit, and then another food monster wanted it to go into the cake. And that is how my cake was created.
It has a white skin colour.
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Elize and Tanya by Elize twin s
connected
balle t
How my food monster came to life My monster was created in a candy store by kids Tanya and Elize because they loved candy and they loved to eat babies—but not real babies, strawberry babies!
Likes • Babies • Humans • Sushi
Dislikes • Books • Pillows • Ice cream
★ Cool Fact ★ Hugs and kisses make them special. There are photos of them as babies.
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Ava Max by Ceyannah er a sing she isa dancer and
she is a devil she is a
Likes • Singing • Dancing • Being annoying • Dabbing on people
Dislikes
villain
How my food monster came to life My monster was created because people were making fun of Ava and she felt sad. So she got revenge! Muwhahahaha!
• Sushi • Wasabi • Tickles
★ Cool Fact ★ She is a devil.
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The Pizza Is Scary by Kevin craz y
scar y
s eat ing h ryt eve
dan gero us
How my food monster came to life My food monster is dangerous and crazy and scary. Its name is The Pizza Is Scary. My monster was created by a pizza restaurant. They put the pizza in the oven twice. Then the monster came out of the oven. Then the monster destroyed the whole city.
Likes • Playing video games • Reading
Dislikes • Pineapple • Food
★ Cool Fact ★ He can jump off the sky. He sleeps in a tunnel.
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Max, Kai, Sandy and Ava by L.E. a bad he is ster mon
he s ever y ees thing his ba are g bies ood
Likes • Sushi • Spaghetti
Dislikes • Humans
How my food monster came to life To make my food monster, get a bowl of spaghetti and put some googly eyes onto the bowl. Then say the magic words. The magic words are “pee pee.”
★ Cool Fact ★ It is a monster with babies.
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Cake by Aiyana
funn y
hungr y
lo sparves kles
to es ke v o l ca eat
How my food monster came to life My monster is a cake. She was created from fairy land. There was a new fairy there named Crystar. She loved candy friends. But there were no candy friends, so she used her magic power. She made a cake, and they lived happily ever after.
Dislikes • Fish • Chicken • Goat
★ Cool Fact ★ When you tickle her, she will laugh.
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War Machine by Dylan
c an he
fly
Likes • Light • Ketchup
Dislikes • Reading • Writing
he l i a fa ves on ke p lane t
How my food monster came to life On a dark and scary night inside a restaurant, he came out of the portal. He had bloody eyes. He was a machine to fight ten million soldiers. He had a sword made of fries and arms that shoot acid ketchup. He defeated ten million onions.
★ Cool Fact ★ He’s the king.
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Sushi by N.P. sushi
pizz a
am cre ice
I am Sushi
cucumber
seaw eed
How my food monster came to life He came from a watermelon.
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★ Cool Fact ★ Sushi is Watermelon’s friend.
Watermelon Alycia by Brooklyn
★ Cool Fact ★ Watermelon Alycia is Sushi's friend
How my food monster came to life Watermelon Alycia grew from the garden.
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