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Bobo does not want to go to bed. He is sure there is someone hiding beneath it, just waiting to jump out and grab him. Bobo's grampa Boo-Dad knows all about those fearful creatures, when he was a youngster he had some pretty close encounters of his own. And he knows exactly what to do to scare the little terrors away. But Bobo is finding something out: some creatures are not as bad as they're made out to be. What if he makes up his own mind about the thing underneath his bed? What if he takes a chance - and sees what happens ...
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Bobo does not want to go to bed. He is sure there is someone hiding beneath it, just waiting to jump out and grab him. Bobo's grampa Boo-Dad knows all about these fearful creatures - when he was a youngster he had some pretty close encounters of his own. And he knows exactly what to do to scare the little terrors away.
But Bobo is finding something out: some creatures are not as bad as they're made out to be. What if he makes up his own mind about the thing underneath the bed? What if he takes a chance - and sees what happens...
In a sweeping rhythm, Barbara Jean Hick's wondrous story of family relationships, tolerance and discovery is set in a captivating other-world full of enchantment and surprise. Alexis Deacon's stunning painting bring it all to life to make one of the most magical picture books of modern times.
'[Deacon's] illustrations ...carry distant reminders of some of the best illustrators of the last 100 years and yet still remain uniquely his own.'
Sunday Telegraph
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