On a windy night Tamara lies awake in bed, when she hears a noise outside her room. Suddenly she is whisked away by a hairy arm and taken to the village hall! Luckily it is just the monsters from her neighbourhood inviting her to their ball. She has fun dancing with all the monsters before being sent back home with a lovely slice of slime cake!
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For them monsters are mysterious and ever so frightening. They get anxious that I check under the bed, on top of wardrobes (seriously a monster would develop asthma with the amount of dust if it decided to lurk there!!!) and behind curtains before they go to sleep. So I did wonder how we would get on with this book, I thought it might spook them before bedtime. But it has actually turned into the perfect bedtime story, a remedy for their night time anxiety. They now think of monsters as fun loving partygoers not creepy things. These monsters are kind and considerate to the little girl character, even presenting her with a special parting gift of a cake made of slime (and one thing monsters don t tend to share is slime, so that was very generous of them!). The rhyming text and colourful illustrations really set this book out as an excellent choice for children, whatever time of year. But I do recommend getting a copy in preparation for Halloween, as it is a great book to whip out to calm any nerves before trick and treating. With an assortment of monsters featured (werewolf, Dracula, goblin, ghosts and even a giant snake!) whatever they feared they might now accept... Head over to Amazon to purchase a copy for £6.29, you can even sit the children down if your having a Halloween party for a spot of story time. It s a lot less wet than all that apple bopping business! --http://reallymissingsleep.blogspot.co.uk
This beautiful and progressive picture book is perfect for Halloween. Through clever pictures and story Giles Paley-Philips turns fear into laughter and lets your children see that when they fear the unknown, more often than not, their fears are unfounded. --Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids.co.uk
On a dark and windy night Tamara lies awake in bed, when she hears a noise outside her room. Suddenly she is whisked away by a hairy monster!Luckily it is just the monsters from her neighbourhood inviting her to their annual ball.- Another scary book by author Giles Paley-Phillips and illustrator Gabriele Antonini. This talented pair first worked together on The Fearsome Beastie an award winning picture book. This second book is certain to please fans! NOMINATED FOR THE PEOPLE S BOOK PRIZE -- --http://www.bizziebaby.co.uk
This beautiful and progressive picture book is perfect for Halloween. Through clever pictures and story Giles Paley-Philips turns fear into laughter and lets your children see that when they fear the unknown, more often than not, their fears are unfounded. --Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids.co.uk
On a dark and windy night Tamara lies awake in bed, when she hears a noise outside her room. Suddenly she is whisked away by a hairy monster!Luckily it is just the monsters from her neighbourhood inviting her to their annual ball.- Another scary book by author Giles Paley-Phillips and illustrator Gabriele Antonini. This talented pair first worked together on The Fearsome Beastie an award winning picture book. This second book is certain to please fans! NOMINATED FOR THE PEOPLE S BOOK PRIZE -- --http://www.bizziebaby.co.uk
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Second collaborative book by Giles Paley-Phillips and Gabriele Antonini Their first book The Fearsome Beastie was winner of The People s Book Prize.
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Format:Paperback
Tamara Small is absolutely wonderful - it had both me and the children I read it to beaming and laughing out loud. Although it might seem like a dark story at first (a mysterious, hairy arm snatches the lovely Tamara at night time), it's brilliantly endearing. In fact, once they reached the Monster's Ball I wanted to dance the night away with them!
The illustrations were also beautiful and had my baby (6months) giggling away. He couldn't keep his hands off it! Gabriele Antonini is an exceptionally talented illustrator and the pictures are bound to capture any child's imagination.
Giles is a brilliant children's author, and I'd recommend his books to anyone. He makes bedtime reading fun for all!
The illustrations were also beautiful and had my baby (6months) giggling away. He couldn't keep his hands off it! Gabriele Antonini is an exceptionally talented illustrator and the pictures are bound to capture any child's imagination.
Giles is a brilliant children's author, and I'd recommend his books to anyone. He makes bedtime reading fun for all!
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Award winning author Giles Paley-Phillips has created an endearing little girl who is unable to sleep as the wind howls outside her window. Her fears are justified when a big, hairy arm snatches her from her bed and whisks her into the night.
Little Tamara's nocturnal adventure takes her to a monster's ball at the village hall, where all sorts of grizzly creatures are dancing the night away, including a cackling old witch and a breakdancing werewolf.
The first half of the story may not be to every parent's taste, prompting many a child to cower in recognition of their fear of night-time grizzlies, but there's no escaping the humour, and the book manages to be educational too, with its message that a person doesn't have to be pretty to be popular and loveable.
If you're looking for a picture book to take younger children by surprise and teach them that beauty lives in the eye of the beholder, this is it. Paley-Phillip's books are so colourful and animated that I sometimes feel as if I'm watching a 3D movie. Targeted to readers age 4 to 8, the bright, quirky illustrations by Gabriele Antonini add to the fun of the rhyming text and counteract the words being taken too seriously.
The creatures may have big noses, googly eyes and missing teeth, but their beauty shines in their generosity and humour. The cackling old witch surprises Tamara with a slimy cake gift and before the night is over Tamara has danced with everyone and received an invitation to return next year. The message that I hear in this book is one of friendship, caring and sharing - now that's what I call a good message!
Tamara Small and the Monsters' Ball is simple and entertaining with enough humour to stop it being uncomfortably scary. The creatures are playful and funny and the finale is perfect, with little Tamara sleeping peacefully, undisturbed by her night-time adventure. A welcome addition to our library of favourite books, to be read time and again.
Little Tamara's nocturnal adventure takes her to a monster's ball at the village hall, where all sorts of grizzly creatures are dancing the night away, including a cackling old witch and a breakdancing werewolf.
The first half of the story may not be to every parent's taste, prompting many a child to cower in recognition of their fear of night-time grizzlies, but there's no escaping the humour, and the book manages to be educational too, with its message that a person doesn't have to be pretty to be popular and loveable.
If you're looking for a picture book to take younger children by surprise and teach them that beauty lives in the eye of the beholder, this is it. Paley-Phillip's books are so colourful and animated that I sometimes feel as if I'm watching a 3D movie. Targeted to readers age 4 to 8, the bright, quirky illustrations by Gabriele Antonini add to the fun of the rhyming text and counteract the words being taken too seriously.
The creatures may have big noses, googly eyes and missing teeth, but their beauty shines in their generosity and humour. The cackling old witch surprises Tamara with a slimy cake gift and before the night is over Tamara has danced with everyone and received an invitation to return next year. The message that I hear in this book is one of friendship, caring and sharing - now that's what I call a good message!
Tamara Small and the Monsters' Ball is simple and entertaining with enough humour to stop it being uncomfortably scary. The creatures are playful and funny and the finale is perfect, with little Tamara sleeping peacefully, undisturbed by her night-time adventure. A welcome addition to our library of favourite books, to be read time and again.
By Vicki B
Format:Paperback
On receiving the children's book, Tamara Small and the Monsters' Ball, my three year old Oliver immediately declared how beautiful the book was. It really is too (the kid has a good eye), the illustrations throughout by Gabriele Antonini are in fact Hollywood-worthy (think Toy Story with edge but not as dark as Tim Burton), capturing kids' imaginations from the cover.
A funny story of a small, frightened girl who is captured from her bed by a monsterly neighbour to attend a monster's ball (with break dancing ware wolves and witches in pointy hats), is witty and delightful if a little frightful (for me at least-but I'm a massive WIMP and still sleep with some light streaming in my room but don't tell anyone) and the kid wasn't scared at all! If anything, this book will help relieve children's fears over things that go bump in the night (I might even turn my light off tonight)...I'd definitely recommend it: 5 stars to Paley-Phillips!
A funny story of a small, frightened girl who is captured from her bed by a monsterly neighbour to attend a monster's ball (with break dancing ware wolves and witches in pointy hats), is witty and delightful if a little frightful (for me at least-but I'm a massive WIMP and still sleep with some light streaming in my room but don't tell anyone) and the kid wasn't scared at all! If anything, this book will help relieve children's fears over things that go bump in the night (I might even turn my light off tonight)...I'd definitely recommend it: 5 stars to Paley-Phillips!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tamara Small and the Monsters' Ball
A fun book for early readers. Giles has a knack of appealing to younger readers. Good for reading on their own or for reading aloud.
Published 5 months ago by Rosemary Collict
4.0 out of 5 stars
Taps into a child's `love to be scared' relationship with monsters
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Touching on every childhood fear, Tamara Small can hear noises when she goes to bed one night... Read more
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Touching on every childhood fear, Tamara Small can hear noises when she goes to bed one night... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Big Book Little Book
5.0 out of 5 stars
More monstrously good stuff from "The Fearsome Beastie" team!
Tamara Small and the Monster's Ball might seem a little sinister at first. A huge hulking great big slobbery monsters steals a little girl away from her bed in the dead of night. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Peej Maybe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love this book
Purchased this book as a Xmas present, just arrived today, the quality is lovely! A brilliantly written story about a little girl who gets kidnapped by a monster in the night,... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Chrissym
5.0 out of 5 stars
Completely fab!
A magnificently illustrated clever rhyming book about a little girl called Tamara Small who is frightened of all the noises she hears while trying to get to sleep. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Kim The Book Worm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Magic spells, Monsters and a dancing Werewolf... Lots of fun.
Award-winning author, the talented Giles Paley-Phillips' latest work promises to be a thrilling read with a vibrant, inviting cover and the rolling title 'Tamara Small and the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Organic Mummy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exceptional book, not only for Halloween and not only for boys...
Have you thought yet about what book you are going to read to your children on Halloween?
"Tamara Small & The Monster's Ball" is another awesome monster story from Giles... Read more
"Tamara Small & The Monster's Ball" is another awesome monster story from Giles... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Margot
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect to read along with, out LOUD
I got a direct message from this lovely author a few weeks ago asking if I would like to review a copy of his new book. How could I resist? Read more
Published 7 months ago by Tanya Barrow
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect bedtime reading
This book has actually turned into the perfect bedtime story, a remedy for our two young boys night time anxiety. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sean Langridge
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have
The cute and beautifully illustrated book is about a little girl getting kidnapped by a monster, only to be invited to the Annual Monsters' Ball and have fun! Read more
Published 7 months ago by AngelaC
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