At Monster House Publishing, our Atlantic Canadian authors, artists, and team members are driven to create inclusive and inspiring works for children. We are eager to foster a love of reading from a young age by enhancing children’s literacy and inspiring creativity in all readers through diverse yet local tales.

In 2014, Paul McAllister decided to check an item off of his bucket list and publish a children’s story that had been bouncing around in his head for some time. He decided to take matters into his own hands with the help of local New Brunswick artist Emily Brown, and that dream became a reality. After the successful launch of his first book, “There and Back Again, A Herman Tale”, other aspiring authors and artists began to reach out to Paul for help in realizing their dreams. Thus, Monster House Publishing was born! We are now proud to say that we have published over 25 books with many more to come!

Growing up, Paul struggled to learn to read and write due to ADHD and Dysgraphia. Luckily, he had the caring influence of teachers, librarians, and family to support him. One day, at the exact right moment in Paul’s life, a local author visited his elementary school. They encouraged the idea that anyone can become an author, no matter what your grades are. If it had not been for this well-timed message, Paul very well could have slipped through the cracks and never known the joy of Herman the Monster’s world!

Monster House Publishing works with many Canadian professionals to help us ensure quality books get into the hands of the right readers. We are grateful to work with our sales team at Ampersand, our distributor, the University of Toronto Press, and various artists that bring our authors’ stories to life. We provide internship experience to UNB students in the Publishing Certificate program every year. And, we are partnered with NBCCD’s Wabanaki Visual Arts Program and publish a student’s book every two years. We are looking forward to continuing to grow in the coming years!