Walker The Monster Who Ate Darkness

When a monster's appetite for darkness prevents Jo-Jo from sleeping he discovers that there's more to life than eating...There is a tiny monster under Jo-Jo's bed, who discovers he likes to eat darkness; and the more darkness he eats, the bigger and hungrier he grows. What will happen if the monster eats all the darkness in the world? 'Inventive' - "Daily Telegraph". Joyce Dunbar is the author of over thirty children's books including "This is the Star" and "Mouse Mole", now a popular TV series, and "Mundo the Weather-child", which was shortlisted for "The Guardian"'s Children's Fiction Award. Editorial Reviews From School Library Journal PreSchool-Grade 2--Under Jo-Jo's bed lurks a "tiny speck of a monster" with a "big empty feeling." This endearingly unscary creature discovers a taste for darkness and eats up even the dimmest corners of the room. Growing bigger with each feast, he devours the darkness in attics and chimneys before moving on to caves and volcanoes. When the creature stops his feeding frenzy, he realizes that his insatiable hunger has created a "lonely planet" with "no shadows and hardly any dreams." Jo-Jo, who is normally afraid of the dark, can't fall asleep in the endless daylight. As the compassionate monster cradles the little boy in his arms and soothes him with a lullaby, the evening shades return. Liao's digitally enhanced pen and watercolor illustrations humorously capture the mayhem caused by lack of darkness, such as owls falling out of treetops and bats hanging right side up. A clever twist on a perennial bedtime theme.--Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada Copyright å¨ Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Joyce Dunbar spent several years teaching literature to adults. Then, at the age of thirty-five, she decided to fulfill her childhood dream of writing and hasn't looked back. She has had several books published by Walker Books including Baby Bird (9781844284641), Gander's Pond (9780744563887), Panda's New Toy (9780744563870), The Secret Friend (9780744563900), Shoe Baby (9781406301618) and Tutti Frutti (9780744563894). Joyce lives in Norwich. Jimmy Liao is Asia's most brilliant young illustrator. Jimmy has sold over three million books in the Far East, and has also sold in France, Germany, Greece and the USA. The Monster Who Ate Darkness is the first time that he will have been published by a Western house. It is also the first time that he has illustrated an author's original text.