Well before beginning- and leveled-readers grew into the broad category they are now, a series of learn-to-read books starring a friendly, lanky, purple monster became a sensation with students ...

Another Emberley gets into the book-creating act with this takeoff ... for download from Scholastic's Web site). The splotchy purple monster's initial snack—a tick—doesn't agree with him ...

Pop quiz: Is this song about a purple monster who eats people ... At its core, “The Purple People Eater” is like a comic book set to music. It’s about an alien with one eye and one horn ...