The Fearsome Beastie Written in rhyme, this is a dark tale of a fearsome beastie searching for something to eat, and the children are at the top of his menu. It's reminiscent of the cautionary tales of the past, but don't worry, there's a happy ending! Ages: 4+

 

This book was recognised by the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the People's Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 2-7 years.

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 2011 by Maverick Arts Publishing .

Giles Paley-Phillips, is the award winning author of The Fearsome Beastie, winner of The People's Book Prize 2012, Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award 2013, Bizziebaby Gold Josh Webb has always loved animals, and he lives on a farm in Sussex. He has llamas, cows, horses, sheep and pigs, as well as two cats and three dogs. Unfortunately, he has never caught them talking to each other, but he knows that they do when he's not around. Josh would love to live in a safari park, and Silly Safari is his way of imagining what happens in them. Gabriele Antonini has illustrated some Reading Corner Phonic books and several young fiction titles, such as The Hungry Little Monkey and Who Ate All the Pies? This is his first Banana.