My kids are fast growing out of picture based books but my Little Man still loves them and I love them because the illustrations are usually delightful.
We were all impressed by the illustrations in this book, Maurice the Unbeastly.
So his parents send him off to The Abominable Academy for Brutish Beasts.
But, things didn’t really go to plan!
The moral of the story is there is nothing wrong with being different, and this is put across brilliantly.
Maurice becomes he hero when the Academy is invaded by a scary creature and soon earns a different but positive place in the Academy. A nice touch is how none of the monsters in the Academy look the same, it’s certainly a celebration of being different that young children will relate to.
The story by Amy Dixon is lovely and the illustrations by Karl James Mountford really bring the book to life.
Released on October 7th 2017 you can purchase this hardback book for £12.95.
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Disclosure: We were sent this book to review from TheGMCGroup where you can purchase all kinds of lovely books for all ages. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
What a brilliant book, I love the detail and pictures, looks like something that can get kids excited to read X #mmbc
The illustrations in this look fab! Great review, I'll keep an eye out for this one! #KLTR
Looks great, love the style of the illustrations #KLTR
I have not read this book and the illustrations are different to the type of books I usually read but I think I would like this. Thanks for sharing your review with KLTR Kids Love To Read.!
This looks like a fab book, I love the idea behind it. #kltr
I like books that celebrate differences I think it's really important for children to read. Thanks for linking up to #KLTR
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