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Children's Fiction Alphabet

The Alphabet of Unloved Beasts

by (author) Kelly Ward-Wills

illustrated by Jazmine Gubbe

Publisher
Eye of Newt Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2024
Category
Alphabet, Stories in Verse, Monsters, Fantasy & Magic
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781777791889
    Publish Date
    Sep 2024
    List Price
    $21.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 3 to 5
  • Grade: k to 2
  • Reading age: 3 to 5

Description

Monstrous beasts love nothing more than a good old-fashioned fright!

Monsters love to play with their beloved friends in the darkest hours of night. But as houses get older, their children do too. And that creatures don’t like in the least. In the oldest houses you’ll find things far worse than bugs. A house that’s lived enough years will gather in its eaves a crew of several monstrous things that settle and won’t leave, waiting for their favourite friends. They moan and scratch and knock the walls. They rattle in the drains. When little humans shake with fear, they think, “Well, that was a very fun game!” Because the older kids get the less they believe in their moaning, groaning feats--and soon all those creatures are simply left alone in a household of unloved beasts.

Playful, alliterative text that highlights one monstrous ghoul for each letter of the alphabet takes readers through the corners and crannies of an old house peopled with sad and unwanted monsters lamenting the loss of their playmates. Until one of them realizes there are more ways than one to have their fearful fun.

About the authors

Kelly Ward-Wills is a writer and children’s book editor. Her fiction, poetry, and journalism have appeared in various publications across Canada. Her short fiction has won the Lush Triumphant Award for Fiction and appeared in The Journey Prize Stories: The Best of Canada's New Writers. She lives in Toronto with her husband and daughter.

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Jazmine Gubbe is an illustrator from Ontario currently working in the animation industry. When she is not painting she is hiking, exploring nature, and learning the mysterious local history.

 

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