Louie doesn't like monsters. but monsters like Louie. They follow him up the stairs ...and all the way back down again. They sit at the table and eat his tea ...and get the peas stuck in their teeth. They dribble and giggle and burp too much. Now Louie has had enough ...and he decides to take action. But once the monsters leave, Louie realises that maybe they weren't so bad after all. In fact, maybe they were really rather nice| But will the monsters ever want to talk to Louie again...? A fun yet touching tale about learning to appreciate the differences in each other and the importance of friendship.

 

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 2005 by Scholastic .

Ella Burfoot lives in Cornwall. She studied at Falmouth College of Art, where she received both a BA and a distinction in her MA in Illustration. Prior to that she worked as a bookseller for Waterstones' in Norwich for three years.