Jerry’S Window

Ten-year-old Jerry is convinced his parents don’t love him. He gets their attention by setting off stink bombs, flooding his mum’s laundry. But when a window appears beneath his mum’s washing line and monsters beneath it start trying to kidnap Jerry. Can he change his way,The monsters don’t have an appetite for good children.

“ A light-hearted, fun story with hints of fantasy, plenty of gripping tension and buckets of humour, with a sparkling, wild, yet loveable protagonist in Jerry. An ideal read for 8-11 year olds who enjoy Paul Jennings or Anh Do” “Explores themes of creativity, self-discovery, family conflict, and community. It’s a fun and imaginative story that will appeal to children aged 8-10. It’s suitable for newly independent readers, or for families to read together, particularly if parents want to discourage certain behaviours! “ “Jerry’s Window is an entertaining read for 7-11 year olds. It is rich with creativity and themes of facing monsters, finding your identity and family dynamics (like Jerry’s adoptive family). Underlying the light tone is a lesson about how feeling a sense of belonging and love can ground a kid, enabling them to function as regulated and happy children. Jerry’s journey and triumph over his monsters is uplifting and leaves readers with a sense of joy and satisfaction. The sparkling happy boy we find at the end is a simple, yet powerful reminder of redeeming love.”

Ten-year-old Jerry Ronden is a walking nightmare who can make grown men cry. He sets off firecrackers in his parents’ bed, deploys stink bombs in his own house, and soaps the aisle of the school bus. But his mischief making days are numbered. He discovers a window beneath his mum’s washing line. Eyes glitter behind the window, and a voice calls to Jerry.
He doesn’t have to wonder long who could be speaking to him. After a day full of his antics at school, the monsters climb out of the window and try to kidnap Jerry and drag him underground. Terrified, Jerry screams he will be good forever. The monsters run away, unable to stand being around a good child. Jerry now knows the monsters only come after children who behave like monsters themselves. They kidnap misbehaving kids and pull them underground, locking them in cages and feeding them until they decide the little troublemakers are ready to be eaten. This doesn’t sound like a bright future to Jerry, so he tries very hard to improve his behavior.
Eventually, he just can’t do it anymore. In a relapse, he steals a lollipop. As the monsters drag a struggling Jerry to the window in the ground, he knows it’s all over – he doesn’t deserve to be saved, and his parents probably don’t love him anyway. But Mr and Mrs Ronden explode out of the family home, armed with an encyclopaedia and a rolling pin, ready to beat the monsters into submission.
When Mrs Ronden smashes the window, the monsters can’t survive. They collapse into dust, and Jerry is saved. Jerry tells his parents he’s sorry for his awful behavior, and they tell him they feel like they’ve been given a second chance too – a chance to love Jerry better.

• | Author: Y. K. Willemse
• | Publisher: Wombat Books
• | Publication Date: Apr 03, 2024
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781761111402
• | ISBN-10: 176111140X