Monographic series

Okay, so think about a book that you really like. Maybe it's a book about bugs, or a book about princesses, or a book about cars. Now imagine there are LOTS of books about that same thing - bugs or princesses or cars. And all of those books are part of a group, like a big family of books.

That's kind of like what a monographic series is. It's a group of books that are all about the same thing - maybe it's a certain topic, like dinosaurs or space. Or maybe it's a certain writer, like Dr. Seuss or Roald Dahl.

Very often, these books are all published by the same company and have a similar look and feel - they might all have the same kind of cover design or use the same fonts or colors. And sometimes, the books in a series will have characters or themes that carry over from book to book.

So why do publishers make monographic series? Well, for one thing, it makes it easier for readers to find more books that they'll like. If you really love a book about fairies, for example, you might be more likely to look for other books in that same series.

Plus, if a publisher knows that a certain type of book is really popular, they might want to publish more books that are similar in hopes that people will want to read those, too.

And that's the basic idea of a monographic series - it's a group of books that are all part of the same "family" and share common themes or characteristics.