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The Beasties


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No. of pages 32

Published: 2010

Great for age 0-8 years

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The first fantastic collaboration between Mother-Daughter dream team, Jenny Nimmo, creator of Charlie Bone, and Gwen Millward. On a starry, starry night Daisy hears a growl that makes her heart go pit-a-pat. It sounds like a story ...Every night a new tale drifts up to Daisy - tales of robbers, shipwrecks and lost princesses. Until one night everything goes very quiet. Daisy very slowly looks under the bed to find ...Three storytelling beasties! The Beasties is a lovingly crafted picture book about the power of imagination and the comfort of storytelling from one of the most successful families in children's literature. Jenny Nimmo is best known for her global sensation Charlie Bone, while Gwen Millward is an award-winning illustrator behind The Bog Baby.

 

 

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 in 2010 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Jenny Nimmo is the acclaimed author of the Charlie Bone series. She has won several significant awards for her children's books, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Tir na n-Og Welsh Arts Council award for The Snow Spider. She lives in Wales with her husband, David. Gwen Millward has illustrated several picture books including Guess What I Found in Dragon Wood and The Bog Baby . She lives in England.

 

"Beautiful and delicate." --The Wall Street Journal

 

"A feast for the eyes, and a spark for the imagination, this invitation to become a storyteller will appeal to creative youngsters everywhere." --School Library Journal