Blue Monster Wants It All!

Description

Blue Monster loves brand new things. A fancy new hat . . . a shiny submarine . . . a fabulous funfair . . . and a paradise island, all of his own. But he's still not happy! What will it take for Blue Monster to realise there are some things that money can't buy? An original, humorous and unforgettable fable from the creators of the award-winning The First Slodge, perfect for introducing little ones to the idea of materialism and helping them realise the importance of family.

Jeanne is an internationally acclaimed children's author. Her work has been awarded numerous prizes, including the Red House Children's Book Award and the Nestle Children's Book Prize. She was also shortlisted for the Whitbread Award in 2004. She lives in London with her husband and two children. When she's not in her East London studio, you can find Jenni Desmond cooking, cycling, and swapping city life for long hikes down by the sea shore or up in the mountains. Her debut picture book Red Cat Blue Cat won the Cambridgeshire Read it Again! Award in 2012. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages since, and in 2016 she was made a Maurice Sendak Fellow. Her book The Polar Bear became a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2016.

"A brilliantly written and beautifully illustrated picture book which will make children and grown-ups think" -- David Williams "...a comic and timely reminder that it doesn't matter how much you own or how rich you are; a loving family is worth it all. A wild and witty adventure with exuberantly naive pictures." -- The Sunday Times " **** Some adults could learn a thing from this heartfelt kids' book" -- The Sun "This brilliant book is a fun, original and dynamic way to introduce little ones to the dangers of materialism and to help them understand the priceless value of family love and affection." -- Lancashire Evening Post "Perhaps it takes a powerful picture book such as this, which has as much to say to adults as to children, to make us all stop and think." -- Jill R Bennett "This is a fun picture book that teaches children to appreciate what they have and the value of family over materialistic things. In class, I'd use this in a PSHE lesson, to discuss what makes us happy and how important good relationships are. This would also be a good text for KS1 children to re-write about their own monster, as it has a simple structure with good extended sentences as models." -- ReadingZone "[This] is a picture book that is wonderfully positive." -- Mamma Mummy Mum "There's an important life lesson tucked into the pages of this action-packed and very funny picture book." -- LoveReading4Kids "... a light-hearted and entertaining book with which to teach children about greed, consumerism and that the best things in life cannot be bought." -- The School Librarian "In our instant gratification materialistic society, it's great to read a book which introduces young ones to the perils of materialism and helps them realise the importance of family." -- Parents in Touch