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- Hodder Children's Books
For National Curriculum Early Years, Interest age: from c 3 years, Fiction, Picture books
This fabulous tale follows Bella and Monty on a journey to conquer their fears of scary spiders, ghostly ghouls, and the dark, dark night.
Bella and Monty are best friends. They love doing everything together. Unfortunately, Monty is petrified of absolutely everything, but thankfully Bella is as brave as brave can be and will help her friend overcome his fears.
Praise for Bella and Monty: A Hairy Scary Night
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Alex T Smith's illustrations accentuate this quirkiness and make every page a delight to pore over. - BookBag
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The funky style of the pictures allows the story to playfully deal with the childhood fears. - Junior Magazine
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Delightfully illustrated... recommended. - School Librarian
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Inventive and reassuring story with zany pictures. - Bournemouth Daily Echo
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A reassuring tale to help children conquer their fears. - Nursery World
Alex T. Smith
Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the bestselling Claude series, which is published in 20 languages worldwide, and is now on TV. Alex's newest series is the critically acclaimed and well-loved Mr Penguin. Alex has won the UKLA Picture Book Award, the Children's Book of the World Illustration Award and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. He has also been the official World Book Day illustrator.
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