The Boy Who Made Monsters
Jenny Pearson, Katie Kear
Subjects
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
Average rating
""Laughs, adventure, tears, and most importantly heart."" Phil Earle, author of When The Sky Falls
""A glorious, hilarious, and touching triumph of a book."" Katya Balen, author of October, October
A one-of-a-kind tale of love, loss, laughter and hope, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson.
Benji McLaughlin is a visionary. He believes in things other people think are impossible, like that he and his brother Stanley will be happy living with their uncle, and that the Loch Lochy monster is real, and that his parents will come home safely one day.
So when he finds out that Uncle Hamish’s holiday business is struggling, Benji’s not worried. He has a visionary plan. Together with his new friends, Murdy and Mr Dog, he sets off to prove that the Loch Lochy monster exists, and bring tourists flooding in.But Benji might have to confront different monsters to the one he expects.
Praise for Jenny Pearson:
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD, WATERSTONES CHILDREN’S BOOK PRIZE, LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARD and the BRANFORD BOASE AWARD
""Breaks records for funny and touching storytelling."" David Baddiel
""As funny and tender as it could ever be."" Frank Cottrell-Boyce
""Heart-warming and genuinely funny."" The Times
Reviews
Very good!
Mademoiselle Daffodil Shortbread 31.07.2025
It was a good book
Judge June Dalmatian 06.06.2025
Ridiculous
Senor Snoopy Bubble-wrap 23.07.2024
So much feeling joy and worry. so realistic bringing your hopes up then down. The book is all about hope belief a bit of bravery and most of all vision.
Inspector Zizou Waltzer 08.07.2024
It was good and I liked that it was in Scotland.
Marshal Burp Taramasalata 14.02.2024
Benji’s a believer. He believes anything is possible - with a little help from God, the Lords, the Goddess and Spider-man! So, when he and his brother Stanley have to move to live with their Uncle Hamish, who runs a failing holiday business by the side of a Loch, Benji believes what he sees in the Loch will help save the failing family business. He has a plan, with the help of Stanley, Murdy and Mr Dog, Benji faces more than he anticipated. A funny, touching story of loss, friendship and family. Jenny Pearson’s brilliant writing shares Benji’s story in a beautiful and cleverly written joy of a book. You can’t help love the humorous antics of the characters and her descriptive storytelling - it makes the whole book totally relatable to the reader. With the final details of the story sharing Benji’s coping strategies for dealing with the loss of his parents, in a way the reader would not have imagined at the start of the book. This book has a big heart
Anonymous 14.08.2023
This is a fiction book and I would recommend it to other people.
Prince Itchy Hoverboard 05.08.2023
