The Creature
By Author / Illustrator
Helen Bate
Genre
Adventure
Age range(s)
3+
Publisher
Otter-Barry Books Ltd
ISBN
9781910959145
Format
Hardback
Published
05-10-2017
Synopsis
\"It was cold, it was wet, it was trembling and hairy. But then it awoke... Growling and SCARY!\"
No one is expecting the Creature. It arrives, makes itself at home with the children and becomes part of the family, however hard they try to get rid of it! Until one day it makes a nest on the top bunk and goes very quiet... What could be going on?
Reviews
Louise
Fast-moving, exciting, visually stunning; The Creature is a book is storytelling at its simplest. Young children will be inspired by its simplicity and be motivated to recreate the story with their own ideas. A story about a a purple creature which found its way into a home and which grew and grew, wreaking havoc wherever it went. Eventually the creature and the family learn to live together until more baby purple creatures appear... The story moves with rhyme and rhythm, with pace and excitement. Children will love the bold text/ adjectives, inciting conversation and ideas about new or alternative vocabulary. New story lines and different characters and events could be created and used in children's own story writing. The illustrations are bold, colourful and won't fail to inspire and motivate. A great story to share at bedtime or in an Early Years Setting. Picture book / Ages 3+ / Reviewed by Louise Gahan, teacher.
Suggested Reading Age 3+