A - Z of Monsters and Magical Beings

by Aidan Onn, Rob Hodgson (Illustrator)

Overview

Do you know how to escape from a stalking werewolf? Have you always wanted to learn the difference between a hobgoblin and an imp, and do you know the secret to avoiding the sharp claws of the ancient Eloko monster?

Learn all these brilliant facts and more with this complete field guide to the strange, scary, and wonderful world of monsters and ancient mythical beings!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786270672
Publisher:	Laurence King Publishing
Publication date:	08/22/2017
Series:	Magma for Laurence King Series
Pages:	56
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Writer Aidan Onn was born in the UK but grew up in Hong Kong. After returning to the UK to study design and film production, he settled in London, where he still lives.

Rob Hodgson is an illustrator and designer with a deep interest in how and why we make pictures. He grew up on a healthy dose of skateboarding and Morrissey in an English seaside town. He now lives in Bristol with his girlfriend and two highly intelligent cats.

Editorial Reviews

This is not your parents' monster-themed alphabet book.

The New York Times Book Review - Nell Beram

06/26/2017
In a breezy alphabetical bestiary, Onn introduces monsters and supernatural beings plucked from fables and myths, including ghosts, imps, krakens, and werewolves, as well as less-familiar cryptozoological entities, such as the Eloko of African legend, Scotland’s practical joking Far Darrig, and the headless Chinese giant Xing Tian. Hodgson illustrates each creature in a scribbly, naïve style as Onn describes them in a manner reminiscent of a field identification guide (“The Leviathan has mighty fins, enormous horns, and very bright eyes. It is one of the biggest and meanest creatures to swim in the seas”). Onn offers only minimal details about these beings—the book seems more interested in being quippy than informative. But the alternately cautionary and jokey tone of the text should keep readers entertained. Of yeti, he writes, “Perhaps they would stop for a selfie if you offered them ice cream.” Ages 6–9. (Aug.)

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