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OverviewDo you dare to delve into the freakishly funny Monstrous Book of Monsters, where nothing is as it seems? Written by Dr. Thomas Jelly and packed with nauseating novelties and foul facts, this book will teach you how to avoid monsters, show you how to spot them in the news or on the street, and give you a peek inside their dangerous (and smelly) world. At the end, we learn that Dr. Jelly has fallen foul of the infamous book monster, and the readers themselves will be lucky to escape the same fate! Full Product DetailsAuthor: Libby Hamilton , Jonny Duddle , Aleksei BitskoffPublisher: Templar Books Imprint: Templar Books Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.40cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9780763657567ISBN 10: 0763657565 Pages: 20 Publication Date: 13 September 2011 Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsEnhanced by dozens of flaps and sliding tabs, plus die cuts, minibooks and popups, the cartoon art portrays its luridly hued subjects in properly nauseating detail. A giant googly eye embedded in a bite-marked cover beckons invitingly to stronger-stomached monster lovers.<br>--Kirkus Reviews<br><br>This is a tongue-in-cheek, interactive guide to avoiding, identifying, capturing, and disposing of monsters, should the need arise.<br>--Publishers Weekly<br><br>Featured/recommended<br>--GeekDad (a Wired blog) Like a facetious Monster Manual for the lower-elementary-school set, this guide to the slimy, befouled and ghoulish begs to be pored over for hours, its small-scale tabs gleefully pried open and closed.<br>--The New York Times<br><br>This is a tongue-in-cheek, interactive guide to avoiding, identifying, capturing, and disposing of monsters, should the need arise.<br>--Publishers Weekly Enhanced by dozens of flaps and sliding tabs, plus die cuts, minibooks and popups, the cartoon art portrays its luridly hued subjects in properly nauseating detail. A giant googly eye embedded in a bite-marked cover beckons invitingly to stronger-stomached monster lovers.<br>--Kirkus Reviews<br><br>This is a tongue-in-cheek, interactive guide to avoiding, identifying, capturing, and disposing of monsters, should the need arise.<br>--Publishers Weekly Author InformationLibby Hamilton has written a variety of books for children, including HORSE: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE FOR YOUNG EQUESTRIANS. She lives in London. Aleksei Bitskoff is a debut illustrator whose fantastical creatures captivate children and adults alike. He recently graduated from the Camberwell College of Arts and lives in London. Jonny Duddle has been a concept artist for Aardman Animations and created fantastic illustrations for fiction and novelty books, including ALIENOLOGY. He wrote and illustrated THE PIRATE CRUNCHER. Jonny Duddle lives in Buxton, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |