I Love You, Little Monster

A heart-warming and joyful tale of parental love and a child's boundless energy and enthusiasm for life * Primary Times * Bright and jolly illustrations * Books for Keeps * Mikhail's exuberant illustrations will help any child understand the message that the book brings. Libraries would be well advised to stock not one but several copies, for fond and affectionate use * The School Librarian * Quite possibly the most stunningly beautiful book that we have ever had the pleasure of reading * Little Fiction Fascination * A heart-warming and joyful tale of parental love and a child's boundless energy and enthusiasm for life. * Primary Times * Bright and jolly illustrations. * Books For Keeps * Mikhail's exuberant illustrations will help any child understand the message that the book brings. Libraries would be well advised to stock not one but several copies, for fond and affectionate use! * School Librarian * Quite possibly the most stunningly beautiful book that we have ever had the pleasure of reading! * * * * * * Little Fiction Fascination *

Giles Andreae is the author of many top-selling, award-winning picture books. These include Rumble in the Jungle, Commotion in the Ocean and I Love My Mummy. However, it is for the international bestseller Giraffes Can't Dance that he is best known. Giles is also the creator of Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman, and of the artist/philosopher, Edward Monkton. These two ranges of greetings cards, books and merchandise have made Giles the country's top-selling living poet. Giles lives with his wife, Victoria, a children's clothes designer, and their four children by the river in Oxfordshire. Jess Mikhail studied at Loughborough University, graduating with a degree in Illustration. She uses lots of different techniques in her artwork; drawing, scanning, printing and scribbling to create bright illustrations that are full of colour and texture. Jess' first picture book, I Love You, Little Monster was published by Orchard Books in 2012. She lives and works in Birmingham.