Bella and Monty are best friends. They love doing everything together. Unfortunately, Monty is petrified of absolutely everything, but thankfully Bella is as brave as brave can be and will help her friend overcome his fears.

'A reassuring tale to help children conquer their fears.' - Nursery World

Alex T Smith is the World Book Day illustrator for 2014 and also the author of the internationally bestselling fiction series Claude, which was shortlisted for the Waterstone's prize and was part of the Richard and Judy Book Club.

Follow Alex at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and https://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith

This book is part of a book series called Bella And Monty .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Alex T. Smith is the author and illustrator of the Claude series. He lives in the UK. Visit him online at alextsmith. blogspot. com.