Barefoot Book of Monsters! - Hardcover

'A wide range of unusual tales...seven in all, including the terrible Chenoo from Native America, an Aboriginal tale from Australia, and the Abominable Snowman from Nepal. As the whole of each spread is illustrated, it is a colourful volume, with plenty of detail to chase round the pages in Sophie Fatus' quirky artwork' - The Bookseller --The Bookseller. This pleasing collection of monster stories is inspired by folk tales from all over the world. The Feathered Ogre is a particular highlight, credited as being sourced from a 1956 collection of Italian folktales written by Italo Calvino. In it, a king lies dying, unhappy in the knowledge that only a magic feather from the back of an ogre who regularly terrorises the kingdom can save him. It takes an ingenious trick from Pirolo, the weediest of the king's gardeners, to foil the ogre and save the day. Fran Parnell's re-tellings are particularly effective and Fatus' total colour-explosion illustrations are just the right accompaniment' - Ink --Ink

This pleasing collection of monster stories is inspired by folk tales from all over the world. The Feathered Ogre is a particular highlight, credited as being sourced from a 1956 collection of Italian folktales written by Italo Calvino. In it, a king lies dying, unhappy in the knowledge that only a magic feather from the back of an ogre who regularly terrorises the kingdom can save him. It takes an ingenious trick from Pirolo, the weediest of the king's gardeners, to foil the ogre and save the day. Fran Parnell's re-tellings are particularly effective and Fatus' total colour-explosion illustrations are just the right accompaniment' - Ink --Ink

Inspired by folktales from around the world, this children's book includes stories about a feathered ogre, a hungry water monster, an abominable snowman and a range of other outlandish creatures to thrill readers in the five to ten years age group.