By Ian Mark (author) , Louis Ghibault (illustrator) Part of the Monster Hunting series
"This fantastical debut sparkles with energy and a melange of mayhem-making monsters"
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The first in a series, Ian Mark’s Monster Hunting for Beginners presents a likeable, unlikely hero with a comic quest to curb the chaos being created a bunch of ogres. With Louis Ghibault’s lively illustrations adding to the humorous havoc, this breezy debut is suffused in a spirit of learning to face your fears, and ideal for readers who love Shrek’s fairy tale mash-ups.
“I’m small for my age. I wear glasses. I’m clumsy. I’m not built for trouble.” It’s fair to say that Jack is something of a reluctant hero and monster hunter, and yet monster hunting is exactly what he has to do when an ogre appears in his garden and somehow, against all odds, he defeats it. As a result, Jack becomes apprenticed to ancient monster-hunter Stoop and journeys to Cornwall to (hopefully…) overcome an entire crew of ogres.
Bursting with witty one-liners and a sense of winging it and pulling together, this is a top read for 8+ year-olds who can’t get enough of fiendishly funny, fast-paced adventures.
Every hero has to start somewhere . . . Monster Hunting isn't as easy as it looks. And Jack should know. Because an ogre has just appeared in his garden and tried to EAT HIS AUNT. (She was the winner of the World's Worst Aunt competition, but that's Not The Point). After (sort of accidentally) defeating the ogre, Jack finds himself apprenticed to a grumpy, 200-year-old monster hunter called Stoop and heading off to Cornwall, where more ogres are causing havoc.
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All he has are his wits, his catapult and a magical - sometimes unreliable - book called Monster Hunting for Beginners.
Jack's a bit worried he might not be the hero everyone's waiting for. But then again, how many terrifying, bloodthirsty monsters can there really be? (Answer: ABSOLUTELY LOADS. And a bear called Humbert). A hilarious and accessible story, packed full of illustrations - that gives a twist to all your favourite fairytales and will change everything you thought you knew about monsters!
A monstrously funny new adventure series. Readers of 8+ and fans of Mega Monster and Shrek will adore the first in the brand new fantasy series from Irish debut author, Ian Mark.
'A monstrously funny new voice,' Maz Evans, bestselling author of Who Let the Gods Out
'A funny, fast-paced tale for young adventurers, with gags sharper than a dragon's front teeth,' David Solomons, award-winning author of My Brother is a Superhero
'Monster Hunting for Beginners is the best kind of children's book: funny, fast paced and bursting with adventure. The brilliant pictures match the story perfectly. Children are going to gobble this book up!' Jenny McLachlan, bestselling author of The Land of Roar
A magnificently hilarious masterpiece of monster proportions. I howled with laughter! Jenny Pearson, author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates
Ian Mark is an author and monster hunter who spends his time wrestling krakens, hypnotising bogeymen with an eyeball on a string of spaghetti, and writing about his adventures to entertain young monster hunters all around the world.
Ian lives in Northern Ireland with his family and lots of small, furry monsters or 'cats'. Monster Hunting for Beginners is his middle grade debut.
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Every hero has to start somewhere . . . Monster Hunting isn't as easy as it looks.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Monster Hunting For Beginners and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Monster Hunting For Beginners features in the following genres: Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Horror & Ghost Stories, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Debuts of the Month, Fantasy / Magical, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Monster Hunting For Beginners was written by Ian Mark and published by Farshore an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Monster Hunting For Beginners has 289 pages
Yes it is part of Monster Hunting series
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