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  • Published: 1 November 2010
  • ISBN: 9780552559355
  • Imprint: Picture Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

Morris the Mankiest Monster



The most irresistibly disgusting picture book of the year from the bestselling author of Pants and zany new illustrator Sarah McIntyre.

Morris the Mankiest Monster 'must be the most revolting picture book of the year . . . children will absolutely love it.' Bookseller

Giles Andreae and Sarah McIntyre would like you to meet Morris, the world's stinkiest picture book hero...

It's years since he last changed his t-shirt
It's crusty and crawling with ants
His shoes are all slurpy and squelchy inside
And potatoes grow out of his pants

  • Published: 1 November 2010
  • ISBN: 9780552559355
  • Imprint: Picture Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

About the authors

Giles Andreae

Award-winning children's author Giles Andreae has enjoyed success both in the UK and abroad with his picture books, such as Giraffes Can't Dance and The Lion who wanted to Love, published by Orchard and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees. He has also enjoyed huge success with his PURPLE RONNIE and EDWARD MONKTON character cards and merchandising.

He lives in London with his wife and young children.

Sarah McIntyre

Sarah McIntyre adores raspberry jam. She also loves wild hats, enormous wigs and making silly comics with her friends. She first studied Russian literature but ten years later, went to Camberwell College of the Arts and learned how to write and illustrate books. She works with two other artists in their studio in an old police station in Deptford, which they call The Fleece Station because they started out all making comics about sheep. You can often find her flouncing about in huge stage events and she blogs almost every day.Visit Sarah's website and blog: http://www.jabberworks.co.uk

Praise for Morris the Mankiest Monster

Must be the most revolting picture book of the year! . . . This book needs a warning to parents - they're going to have to read it over and over again - children will absolutely love it

The Bookseller

This is not a tale for the faint-hearted, but children who enjoyed the bottom humour of Giles Andreae's Pants will doubtless love it

Junior

There is something about snot which intrigues at this age and Morris the Mankiest Monster provides plenty of toenails, pustules and other delights from a disgusting but friendly monster

Alison Walsh, Irish Independent on Sunday

More marvellous muckiness

Helen Brown, Daily Telegraph

Treading the tightrope between revolting and sweet is hard but Morris does it. What a gem!

Books for Keeps

Adults will be revolted and struggle to read to the end; children, I'm afraid, will just love it

Nursery World

Children will absolutely love it - I will leave adults to make up their own minds . . . The illustrations are wonderful - full of grisly details that children will adore, and they will delight in reading the story to you. Great fun!

Parents In Touch

Any book that has an embossed green bogey on the cover has already got my vote. This frankly vile book is a complete and utter joy from beginning to end . . . A revoltingly good treat for young children

Stacia Briggs, Norwich Telegraph

Sarah McIntyre certainly does not hold back with her illustrations of Giles Andreae's hilarious rhyming words . . . Sarah's illustrations are all beautifully drawn, with an incredible attention to detail that will have children poring lovingly over the pages

Book Zone For Boys

Comes across as an infant Fungus the Bogeyman in the sort of humourous rhymes of text Giles Andreae does so well

The School Librarian