Boo, Little Beastie!

Little Bertie Beastie loves being beastly! Only, sometimes he wishes he had some friends to stomp and roar with. But when he sets off to the big city to find someone to play with, everyone he says hello to just screams and runs away!

Little does Bertie know, it's the spookiest night of the year and soon some little beasties appear who turn out to be just what he was searching for!

A sweet and funny Halloween picture book about making friends and being beastly, from the author of Super Stan.

About the author

Matt Robertson grew up in Suffolk, and spent most of his childhood drawing and creating characters. He completed his MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in 2014, receiving a Distinction for his work. Matt is the winner of a Lara Jones Award and a Macmillan Children's Book Prize, and he was a finalist in the Waterstone's 'Picture This' competition. His first book, Super Stan, has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Picture Book Prize and is the winner of the 2017 Dundee Picture Book Award. Matt lives with his wife in Norwich.

Summary

Little Bertie Beastie loves being beastly! Only, sometimes he wishes he had some friends to stomp and roar with. But when he sets off to the big city to find someone to play with, everyone he says hello to just screams and runs away!

Little does Bertie know, it's the spookiest night of the year and soon some little beasties appear who turn out to be just what he was searching for!

A sweet and funny Halloween picture book about making friends and being beastly, from Matt Robertson, winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award 2020.

Foreword

Little Bertie Beastie just wants some friends to play with. Will he find them in the big city, on the spookiest night of the year? The perfect book to trick (and treat!) all little monsters at Halloween.

Additional text

Many children will identify with this sibling rivalry theme, relayed with wit and warmth, and illustrated with energy and bright, primary colours.

Product details

• Authors: Matt Robertson, Robertson Matt
• Publisher: Orchard Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 0 to 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781408351611
• ISBN: 978-1-4083-5161-1
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 248 mm x 274 mm x 8 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Monsters, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism, Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, For primary education, Interest age: from c 3 years, For National Curriculum Early Years, For National Curriculum Early Years (England and Wales)