Engagingly scary but also containing an important message about
sharing not scaring, this tells what happens when the monster finds the
tables are turned and instead of being scary himself he is being
scared! Young readers will enjoy the frisson of the Big Scary Monster’s
loud BOO! while also understanding how being so scary makes him an
outsider and spoils his fun.
On top of a mountain not very far from here lived a Big Scary
Monster. This monster was bigger and scarier than any other creature –
and he knew it. But one day, he went for a walk down the mountain...
Thomas Docherty is an award-winning author and illustrator and has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. When he’s not illustrating, Thomas loves helping children and young adults tell their own stories using words and pictures. He lives in Swansea, Wales with his wife, author Helen Docherty, and their two daughters.
