In "The Peckthorn Monster," a young boy faces his fears when he discovers that a peculiar monster is lurking nearby. Initially terrified, he learns that the creature, with its whimsical and slightly silly characteristics, isn’t as daunting as it seems. As he embarks on a journey to understand the monster, he realizes that what he perceived as frightening might be more complicated and relatable. Through their unexpected friendship, he learns valuable lessons about bravery, acceptance, and the importance of looking beyond appearances to find common ground, proving that sometimes the most fearsome monsters can turn out to be quite friendly. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 1995 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Giles Andreae and Russel Ayto are a dream picture book team, with multiple awards between them including the Federation of Children's Book Award, the Gold Award for the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Philippe Dupasquier was born in Switzerland and studied art in France. His French background and training have influenced his own art form, the high quality comic strip, which is very popular on the Continent and formed the bulk of his reading as a child. Hazel Townson was formerly Chief Assistant Librarian in charge of work with young people in Bury, Lancashire. She now devotes her time to writing and for years has been going into schools and libraries to talk to children about writing. She has chaired the Lancashire Children's Book Award for 16 years.