The Beaver and the Beasts

Description

The Beaver and the Beasts is a hilarious tale about a cheeky little beaver who crashes a secret meeting of the world's notorious beasts. The beasts have travelled thousands of miles to converge for this important meeting: there's the minotaur from Greece, trolls from France, a Yeti from Mt Everest and a werewolf from London. Their leader - the Loch Ness Monster - is calling an international emergency; children across the world don't believe in them any more! But before they tackle the crisis, they have a bigger problem on their hands in the form of a cheeky little beaver. A story about facing your fears and keeping your sense of wonder, The Beaver and the Beasts is Patrick Guest's first book with his son Noah.

Patrick Guest was raised in the Melbourne beachside suburb of Seaford. He works as a Physiotherapist by day and a best-selling children's author by night. Patrick received huge acclaim for his story The Second Sky, illustrated by Jonathan Bentley; it was shortlisted for the 2018 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. Likewise, Patrick's fourth title, The Dress-Up Box, illustrated by Nathaniel Eckstrom, has established itself as a much-loved Australian classic, and was shortlisted for the 2019 CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award. His 2020 lockdown-inspired Windows was shortlisted for an ABIA, screened on the ABC, and adopted as a beacon of hope by families and schools around the world. The Beaver and the Beasts is a father-son collaboration between Patrick and his son, Noah Guest. According to his dad, Noah's first word was: 'Story?' He's been collecting stories ever since - from Donaldson to Dahl, Tolkien to the Duffer Brothers - and now he's creating his own stories. Like many of his characters, Noah is a master at rising above adversity. His favourite weapons are wisecracks, a wild imagination and a keen eye for the ridiculous. Kate Moon is an illustrator, character designer and 3D artist from Melbourne. She specialises in character work, visual development and asset production across a wide range of mediums, from animation to print. Kate has worked on major animated campaigns for clients such as Target, Drumstick, Honda and City of Melbourne, as well as feature film projects including Spongebob: Sponge Out of Water, Ghostbusters 2016 and Game of Thrones.