Overview
A darkly humorous illustrated book of strange and unknown monsters from folktales around the world, ready to charm, delight, and scare readers of all ages.
"An important book on monsters you should know about, mostly because it turns out they''re really cute."
-Buzzfeed "An important book on monsters you should know about, mostly because it turns out they''re really cute."
-Buzzfeed Meet the world''s most unusual monsters in this darkly funny collection of creatures and cryptids from folkloric history. Illustrator Emma SanCartier captures the bizarre and hilarious elements of 17 monsters from around the world in a light, tongue-in-cheek tone, from the Japanese dream-eater Baku and the Persian carnivorous unicorn Shadhavar to the Eastern-European Shurale, a literal tickle monster. Packaged in a textured three-piece case and illustrated in lush watercolor, Monsters You Should Know is a perfect primer for the many strange, frightening, and compelling things that go bump in the night.
-Buzzfeed "An important book on monsters you should know about, mostly because it turns out they''re really cute."
-Buzzfeed Meet the world''s most unusual monsters in this darkly funny collection of creatures and cryptids from folkloric history. Illustrator Emma SanCartier captures the bizarre and hilarious elements of 17 monsters from around the world in a light, tongue-in-cheek tone, from the Japanese dream-eater Baku and the Persian carnivorous unicorn Shadhavar to the Eastern-European Shurale, a literal tickle monster. Packaged in a textured three-piece case and illustrated in lush watercolor, Monsters You Should Know is a perfect primer for the many strange, frightening, and compelling things that go bump in the night.
- | Author: Emma SanCartier
- | Publisher: Chronicle Books
- | Publication Date: Sep 11, 2018
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- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-13: 9781452167770
- | ISBN-10: 145216777X
