A classic picture book tale about friendship and facing your fears. One dark, stormy night, Owl, Mouse and Rabbit hear a knock on the door. They feel very afraid - could it be The Monster Of The Woods? The friends soon discover that the creature outside is more fluffy than fearsome... and they learn that most things are a lot less scary than you might imagine!

 

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 2016 by Scholastic .

Melissa Balfour This is Melissa Balfour's first book. She lives in London with her husband and son. Russell Julian Russell Julian is a graduate from the Anglia Illustration School. He has illustrated four board books and one picture book - Horsey - to great acclaim. Claire Freedman lives on the Essex coast. She has worked for the BBC, Harrods and for a reprographic company, and now she writes full-time.