The Boy Who Made Monsters
Jenny Pearson
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Expect a humorous adventure shaped by Benji’s determination to help his uncle, alongside more tender material about his parents and the possibility of family change.
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Jenny Pearson
Expect a humorous adventure shaped by Benji’s determination to help his uncle, alongside more tender material about his parents and the possibility of family change.
Katherine Rundell
A sweeping fantasy adventure centred on two young people, a hidden magical world and the struggle to preserve disappearing magic. Expect imaginative creatures, perilous quests and emotionally significant losses alongside companionship, ingenuity and moral responsibility.
Daniel Nayeri, Matt Rockefeller
Treat this as a grief conversation to share, not an automatically gentle choice because it is a picture book.