How To Grow & Eat Monster Vegetables Picture Book

A book about crazy veg & fantastical creatures

€15.00
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Description

A fantastical reference hardback picture book with the serious message that however scary vegetables may look, they’re in fact fun to grow, harmless to eat and cracking to cook with!

Fiction and real life collide in How To Grow & Eat Monster Vegetables as grandfather James takes his grandchildren and the reader on an exciting journey of discovery through the Monster Vegetable garden.

Designed to encourage children to discover vegetables and packed full of gardening tips, recipes and more, the stunning, detailed ink and watercolour illustrations bring a whole host of Monster Vegetables to life in this brilliantly funny and clever guide.

Grandfather James steers the reader safely through the dangers and delights of Monster Vegetables, sharing:

• How to grow Globe Farty-Chokes, Carnivorous Cabbages, Grumpkins and more
• How to cook scrumptious recipes such as Beat-Em-Up-Root Chocolate Cake
• The best types of poo for growing Monster Vegetables
• How to avoid a nasty nip from a Turn ’N’ Nip and keep all your fingers
• How to deal with a Sluggapotamus and other pesky pests

This is a book that’s sure to go down a storm with children and parents alike.

Guide age range: 6-12 years.

Made with paper & love, from you to me.

Why we love it

We love the story, including the fantastical monster vegetables, and found many of the descriptions very funny. Children seem particularly fond of the Farty-Chokes! The included recipes for children to get them involved in cooking are a great idea, with the beetroot cake being particularly delicious.

 

Details

Portrait 29.1 x 23.6cm

Written and illustrated by M. P. Robertson

30 pages of 140gsm uncoated, acid-free paper

Hardback book

Textured colour cover and colour internal pages

Ethically produced from sustainably sourced materials

Designed and published in the UK

Child Protection Certified

 

 

Awards & Publicity

'As endorsements go, I think the best comes from one of the children in my After School Book Club: "Miss Cleveland, THAT IS DISGUSTING! Can I have a closer look please?"' Miss Cleveland Is Reading

'This book is a very funny and uniquely styled read; however, the magic is really how the world of fantasy and real-life gardening have been merged together to put an exceptional spin on encouraging children to grow their own vegetables.' Books for Topics
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