We’re off into the realms of fantasy with all of these books,
fathers playing make-believe games with children, monsters being
children, children being pirates, and pirates just being pirates.
Lots of fun of a little bit of scariness.
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KNOCK KNOCK,
WHO'S THERE?
illustrated by Anthony Browne
Just who is that knocking at the door, and what will they
do if you let them in?
This was my second book, published seventeen years ago and
still a great favourite. I was lucky that Anthony Browne liked
it enough to want to illustrate it - he's done a great job.
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THERE'S
A MONSTER WHO EATS BOOKS IN OUR HOUSE
illustrated by Arthur Robins
Shortlisted for the Sheffield
Children's Book Award
Highly Commended for the Right
Start Magazine Best Toy Awards
What
a long title! This story is told by a little boy and written
entirely in speech bubbles. When you read it, you won't
have any trouble spotting the monster, but the little boy
always seems to be facing the wrong way. So will he ever catch
the monster - the real monster?
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SHHH!
illustrated by Peter Utton
Winner
of the Children's Book Award
Runner-up
for the Smarties Prize
From the moment
you pick up this book, be quiet, very quiet. There's a giant
inside, just waiting to eat you for his tea. Don't say I haven't
warned you! Of all the books I have written, this is probably
my favourite, and I love reading it out loud to groups of
children - out loud in a whisper, that is.
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WHO IS IT?
illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Look out for the clues and guess which fairy tale character
is about to appear. But don't be too confident that you'll
know them all, for there's a big surprise waiting at the end
of this book. Rosalind Beardshaw's illustrations are - POW!
- fabulously bold and cheerful.
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PIRATE STORIES
illustrated by Peter Utton
I asked some of my favourie authors to write a pirate story
for me, and the result is this delicious collection of funny,
ghostly, wicked, swashbuckling tales, all riotously illustrated
in full colour by Peter Utton.
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