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Random House Children's BooksPublication date
7th February 2008ISBN
9780224070737Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Molly and the Night Monster
Christopher Wormell
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Julia Eccleshare's comment:
Shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award 2009. Night fears are calmed in this beautiful picture book capturing moments familiar to many parents and children. In the middle of the night, Molly hears something on the stairs. She imagines all the monsters it could be and conjures up images of a sharp-snapping crocodile, a giant giraffe, and an enormous elephant or even something unspecified – a night monster. But Molly finds that she’s not the only one surprised in the night…The night time blues used in this book make it rich in atmosphere. Click here to visit the Chris Wormell page on Lovereading4kids.
What the Kate Greenaway Award judges said:
'A tour de force in monochrome. The blue is perfect to convey the night-time action and Wormell’s use of light is fabulous. The proportions of the animals are absolutely right and not at all anthropomorphical. And Molly is a great role model!'
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Synopsis
Molly and the Night Monster by Christopher WormellWhen Molly wakes up in the middle of the night, she hears the sound of a step on the stairs. It could be a crocodile creeping up to catch her, or a giant giraffe outside on the landing, or even a night monster come to gobble her up, but when Molly surprises the tiptoeing beast, she gets an even bigger surprise of her own.
About The Author
Christopher Wormell was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, in 1955. On leaving school in 1973 he studied painting with his father while working at numerous temporary of part time jobs.
In 1982, inspired by the work of Thomas Bewick, Reynolds Stone and Charles Tunnicliffe among others, he took up wood engraving. He became a full time illustrator in 1984 and began writing and illustrating his own picture books in 1999.
Recent work includes a stamp design for the Royal Mail millennium set, Neighbourhood Watch images for the Metropolitan Police Force, package designs for Waitrose and a billboard poster campaign for Adnams Beer.
His most recent book is The Big Ugly Monster and the Little Stone Rabbit, published in the UK by Jonathan Cape in 2004.
His work has been exhibited at The Victoria and Albert Museum (1998), The Fouts and Fowler Gallery, London (1990) and The Artworks Gallery, London (1994).
Christopher Wormell lives in North London with his wife, Mary and three children: Jack, Daisy and Eliza.
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