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Morris the Mankiest Monster

by

Giles Andreae
Illustrator: Sarah McIntyre

Morris is a happy little chappie who wants to be your friend. The only problem is that he's smelly, dirty, scabby, stinky and crusty.

 

There's nothing he likes better than a long bath in the sewage canal, followed by a snack of pickled toenail clippings and freshly harvested bogies, washed down with some belly button cordial. Yum yum.

 

Gloriously graphic illustrations capture warm yellow wax oozing from Morris's ears, fresh slugs slithering around his rotten teeth and squirmy potato plants erupting from his pants.

 

Overflowing with onomatopoeic adjectives, revolting phrases and stomach churning details, Morris will endear himself to children who will relish parents' discomfort as they read aloud this pustulous but poetic tale.

 

Publisher: Picture Corgi
  • Giles Andreae

    Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author and has written both fiction titles and bestselling picture books, such as Pants and The Lion who Wanted to Love. He has won the Federation of Children's Book Award and the Booktrust Early Years Award, but he is probably most famous as the creator of the phenomenally successful Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman. Giles lives in Notting Hill, London with his wife and four children.

    Giles Andreae
    Giles Andreae

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