The Scared Book

Name: The Scared Book
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780734417503
Price: 19.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

By Debra Tidball

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Summary

The Scared Book by Debra Tidball is a playful and interactive children's story where the book itself comes to life. Readers must help rid the book of scary monsters by interacting with the pages through various actions, turning reading into an engaging and fun-filled adventure.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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The Scared Book

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Description

It's story time, but this book has bad news - as soon as it realises there are monsters in it, it's too scared to tell you the rest of the story! Can you help it feel better? It needs you to rub away its goosebumps, blow away the giant butterflies in its tummy, and fan away the yucky smell the monsters have left behind. A fun and quirky interactive story, with distinctive and stylish illustrations from an innovative young illustrator and muralist.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

The Scared Book by Debra Tidball is an interactive children's book featuring a scared book invaded by monsters, prompting young readers to help chase them away through simple actions. The narrative includes engaging instructions that encourage pre-schoolers to participate, enhancing vocabulary and delivering a fun, repeated reading experience. With illustrations by Kim Siew that are colourful yet not frightening, the book maintains a clean layout with ample white space, reminiscent of the interactive style found in works like Hervé Tullet's.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780734417503

Publisher: Hachette Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 August 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: Lothian Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Kim Siew
Illustrated by Kim Siew

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 248.0mm

Height: 134.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Debra Tidball

About the Author

Debra Tidball (Author) Debra Tidball is a picture book author, social worker, blogger and children's book reviewer. She lives in suburban Sydney with her family, her dog, her cat, two guinea pigs, some chooks and a donkey. Kim Siew (Illustrator) Kim Siew is an illustrator and muralist who works under the name of Akisiew ("a-kiss-u"). She has a love of line, flat graphic colour, storytelling and pattern. She has been exhibiting her work both on and off the streets since 2010. She sells prints, zines and original artwork on Etsy. Her mediums of choice are house paint, found wood, fine tip pen, pencil and collaged paper. She also runs workshops for children, using paper art to tell stories. Kim lives in Sydney's Inner West.

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