Martha is bored with her dog, cat and goldfish. So off she goes to the pet shop to buy a monster. But the monster she chooses has an appetite unequaled in children's literature. He soon proves to be rather a handful as he eats his way through all the wood in Martha's house leaving her knickers draw-less and her bed leg-less! In a bid to rid herself of this fearsome green pest she takes him back to the pet shop where she is told that she can't have her money back. It is exchange only - and Martha looks set to do it again by choosing a very unusual egg!

 

This book is part of a book series called Bloomsbury .

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 2000 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Gillian Lobel is a highly successful writer of picture book and author of the best-selling Starlight (Tamarind Books). This is her first book for Frances Lincoln. Adrienne Geoghegan is a well-respected Irish author/illustrator. Among her many picture books are Dogs Don't Wear Glasses (Crocodile), All Your Own Teeth (Bloomsbury) and Who Needs Pockets? (Scholastic). This is her first book for Frances Lincoln. Adrian Johnson is the author and illustrator of many wonderful books for children, including What! Cried Granny. He lives in England.