While Spike, a tiny axolotl salamander, practices being the monster he believes he is, other animals call him cute and funny but when a gila monster arrives and the other creatures hide, Spike shows his true nature.

• ISBN: 9781442406018
• Author: Hood, Susan
• Illustrator: Sweet, Melissa
• Published: 2012 , Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Themes: Animals, creatures, Nature
• Descriptors: Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 32