This is a delightful story turning our fear of monsters on its head. Dennis the monster doesn't want to go to bed...he's scared of the dark and terrified. There might be a creepy human being hiding under his bed! It is a perfect bedtime tale from master storyteller Jeanne Willis with beautiful illustrations by Susan Varley.

Monster Bed, The

Children's Books

Susan Varley

Jeanne, Willis

Literature & Fiction

Red Fox

Badger was dependable, reliable, and always ready to help when help was needed. He was also very old, and he knew almost everything. Badger was so old that he knew he must soon die.

Badger's Parting Gifts

HarperCollins, Publishers

Lollopy

JOYCE DUNBAR

Andersen Press Ltd

THE BOY WHO WAS BROUGHT UP BY TEDDY BEARS

An award-winning picture book about bereavement. Badger is so old that he knows he will soon die. He tries to prepare his friends for this event, but when he does die, they are still grief-stricken. Gradually they come to terms with their grief by remembering all the practical things Badger taught them, and so Badger lives on in his friends' memories of him. A beautiful story sensitively and reassuringly told -- perfect for helping children understand death.

Badger's Parting Gifts: 40th Anniversary Edition of a picture book to help children deal with death

Andersen Press

Iki Utangac Panda

Julia Jarman

Mikado Çocuk

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Books by Susan Varley