Because I joined the series as a coauthor beginning with Marvin’s Monster Diary 2, I didn’t write a few of the books in the series—but they’re really great, so be sure to check ’em out!
Jump to:
→ Marvin’s Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks!
→ Timmy’s Monster Diary: Screen Time Stress
→ Harriet’s Monster Diary: Awfully Anxious
Marvin’s Monster Diary
ADHD Attacks!
(But I Rock It, Big Time)
by Dr. Raun Melmed and Annette Sexton
illustrated by Jeff Harvey
Meet Marvin, a lovable monster with a twelve-stringed baby fang guitar, a rambunctious case of ADHD, and a diary to record it all. His teachers scold him, his parents don’t know what to do with him, and his sister is convinced he was raised by triple-tailed monkeys. In short, Marvin’s life is feeling out of control—until a secret formula changes everything.
In the same humorous spirit of Diary of a Wimpy Kid comes Marvin’s Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks! Using the “monstercam” and “ST4” techniques developed by Dr. Raun Melmed of the Melmed Center in Arizona, Marvin’s Monster Diary teaches kids how to be mindful, observe their surroundings, and take time to think about their actions. Marvin’s hilarious doodles and diary entries chronicle his delightful adventures, misadventures, and eventual triumph in a funny, relatable way. It’s the one book on ADHD that kids will actually want to read!
Praise for ADHD Attacks!
“Marvin’s Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks has recently been added to my arsenal. It has been a terrific tool for my younger clients as it has helped them open up about their own struggles with ADHD. The book has given them new skills and tools to cope with their challenges . . . Thank you so much for this simple and fun book that both coaches and parents can use effectively with their respective clients or children.”
—Allison Burns, ACC and ADHD coach
Timmy’s Monster Diary
Screen Time Stress
(But I Tame It, Big Time)
by Dr. Raun Melmed and Annette Sexton
illustrated by Jeff Harvey
Meet Timmy, a lovable monster who can’t get enough of the coolest gadgets and video games. Too bad he doesn’t realize how much time he spends each day in front of a screen.
In the same humorous spirit of Diary of a Wimpy Kid comes Timmy’s Monster Diary: Screen Time Stress. Using the “Time-Telling” and “ST4” techniques developed by Dr. Raun Melmed of the Melmed Center in Arizona, Timmy’s Monster Diary teaches kids how to self-monitor the amount of time they spend on technology. Timmy’s hilarious doodles and diary entries chronicle his delightful adventures, misadventures, and eventual triumph in a funny, relatable way. It’s the one book that kids will want to turn off the TV and read!
Praise for Screen Time Stress
“Is your kid spending too much time on screens? Join the club. They might actually—gasp!—turn off the screens and devour this book. Go ahead and earn some major parenting points!”
—Jill Smokler, New York Times bestselling author, Confessions of a Scary Mommy
Harriet’s Monster Diary
Awfully Anxious
(But I Squish It, Big Time)
by Dr. Raun Melmed and S. E. Abramson
illustrated by Arief Kriembonga
Meet Harriet, a lovable monster who is just sick at the thought of giving a report in front of her class! Her heart pounds, her chest gets tight, and her stomach twists in painful knots. She can’t even bear to get started on it! What is she going to do?
Using the “furmometer” and ST4 techniques developed by Dr. Raun Melmed of the Melmed Center in Arizona, Harriet’s Monster Diary teaches kids how to monitor how they feel and respond to stressful situations. Harriet’s hilarious doodles and diary entries chronicle her delightful adventures, misadventures, and eventual triumph in a funny, relatable way. It’s the one book that stressed kids will want to calm down to read!
Praise for Awfully Anxious
“Ari is plagued by catastrophic thinking and nightmares until her friends Marvin and Timmy, each of whom tackled their own troubles in previous Monster Diaries (ADHD and screen addiction, respectively), offer to help her with ST4 strategies, or STOP: Take Time To Think. The book emulates a Diary of a Wimpy Kid design, with lined pages, faux hand-printed typeface, and kidlike line drawings. Helpful backmatter includes a parents’ guide with activities for alleviating stress and anxiety in children and instructions on how to use co-author Melmed’s ST4 program. A wide array of monster types populates Ari’s world. There are clues that Ari’s loving family is Jewish: Bobbe (her grandmother) is similar to the Yiddish Bubbe, and Harriet’s nickname, ‘Ari,’ means lion in Hebrew; immigrant Bobbe is possibly Polish (she makes a lot of borscht, or in their case, roarscht, and pierogis). Readers who experience anxiety will undoubtedly identify with—and hopefully find comfort in—Ari’s story.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Caroline Bliss Larsen 