PATRON - Giles Paley-Phillips
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On a Dark and Snowy Night...Returning to the Folk Tale Style of Storytelling
The Fearsome Beastie, written in rhyme, tells the story of a hungry beast who leaves his cave in search of a tasty snack. He tricks the children of a nearby town into becoming his next meal but one escapes and finds the one person that can tackle the beastie...His gran!
Fearsome Beastie has a humorous but dark tone which is reminiscent of writers such as Shel Silverstein and Roald Dahl, both of whom have been a huge influence on the author, Giles Paley-Phillips. Giles is an author and poet with several books in publication,
The Fearsome Beastie by Giles Paley-Phillips, Illustrated by Gabriele Antonini
To find out more: For review copies or to arrange interviews please contact: Tricia Donovan or Kimara Nye triciadonovan@btconnect.com, kim@maverick-arts.co.uk, www.maverickbooks.co.uk ‘The Fearsome Beastie’ Reviews ‘I can name but a few that I would call true classics…This book deserves to become one of those classics.’ - Our Book Reviews ‘Paley-Phillips’ tale is brilliantly funny and his rhymes make for a fantastic read aloud.’ - BookDads ‘One heck of a good picture book.’ - The Booksniffer ‘Primary Times Love this book, it is a great story and the illustrations are fantastic.’ - The Primary Times ‘My six year old son thought it wasFANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Book Reviews for Mums
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THEREʼS A LION IN MY BATHROOM ‘There’s a lion in my bathroom’ Reviews ‘You will be hard pressed to find a reason not to get your hands on this little gem.’ ‘BOOK OF THE MONTH’ - The Truth about Books ‘It brings to mind the poetry of Spike Milligan. A fun collection of nonsense poetry, with some really nice touches’ - The Bookbag ‘And I thoroughly recommend it: good fun, short and long poems; a fresh take on lions and one or two poems quick and easy enough to learn off by heart, which children love to be able to do.’ - Miriam Halamy (Award Winning Childrens Author) |
The Fearsome Beastie is one of the Nominees for this years People's Book Prize, So if you have the time please head over to their website and VOTE for The Fearsome Beastie: 
Originally fairy tales were written to frighten children but nowadays the sharp corners of stories have been rounded off to make them more child friendly. However, author Giles Paley-Phillips is not afraid to return to the old ways, with a beastie that gobbles up children – what else would a beastie do?
THEREʼS A LION IN MY BATHROOM is a beautiful collection of nonsense poetry by author Giles Paley-Phillips. The book contains a selection of hilarious poems accompanied by striking illustrations by talented new illustrator Matthew Dawson. This book, intended for children, is equally appealing for adults of all ages who have retained their Printable Version |