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.


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?

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.