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A feisty little girl learns who the real monsters are in this brilliantly funny medieval adventure.Once, there lived a little girl called Bo. Bo wanted to be just like her brothers and capture a fearsome monster. Bo is small, too small to catch a monster -- or so her brothers say. But Bo isn't one to take no for an answer, so she sets off on a quest to catch a monster of her own. Can she defeat the furious griffin, conquer the hideous kraken, and triumph over the monstrous dragon? Or has Bo got the wrong idea who the real monsters are?Author-illustrator Bethan Woollvin, the creator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Little Red, employs her signature style in this original fairy tale with a clever twist. Readers are sure to fall in love with Woollvin's newest vibrant and sassy protagonist.
About the Author
Bethan Woollvin is an author and illustrator, best known for her feisty feminist fairytale series. Retelling the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood, Bethan's debut picture book 'Little Red' won the Macmillan Children's Book Competition in 2014, was named a New York Times 'Best Illustrated Book' in 2016, won the AOI World Illustration Awards for children's books in 2017, and was nominated for both the Little Rebels Children's Book Award, and the Klaus Flugge Prize in 2017. Bethan continued her twisted fairytale series, with 'Rapunzel', 'Hansel & Gretel' and her latest original tale, 'I Can Catch a Monster'. While studying a degree in illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, Bethan learned how to tell stories with pictures, and even penned her first children's book 'Little Red' while at university. Since graduating, Bethan has worked on both her own written and illustrated titles, as well as being commissioned to illustrate for other authors. The latest title Bethan has worked on with another author is 'Meet the Planets' written by Caryl Hart. Bethan lives and works in Sheffield, along with her partner and little scruffy dog, Podrick. Follow Bethan on social media: Twitter: @BethanWoollvin Instagram: @BethanWoollvinwww.bethanwoollvin.com
