Saturday, August 23, 2025

Charlotte and the Monster

 

2025           

illustrated book, upper primary,  ages7-9,Beaseley Wendy,  Gatenby Hugh,     

Marty is a monster who's scared when he should be the scary one 

Charlotte is a little girl who cares about others. Will she and her friends, the fairies, be able to help Marty? And what about the boy who is spoiling Mr Clarke's Garden? Why is he doing that? There's a lot for Charlotte to sort. 

The story addresses themes of inclusion, otherness and kindness.

The text is eighty pages long.  It has severa ilustraions thatenhance the ext and show iut smening.

It uses a serif font with difficult ‘a’s an ‘g’s.  

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