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Monster Diaries: The Cyclops and the Worst Party Ever

Brief Description
Monsters from mythology finally get to tell their side of the story, in this hilarious illustrated series for fans of Loki, Horrible Histories, and Pamela Butchart. "A charming, funny and hugely enjoyable reimagining of Greek mythology. Perfect for fans of Loki." — Anna James When people... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Monsters from mythology finally get to tell their side of the story, in this hilarious illustrated series for fans of Loki, Horrible Histories and Pamela Butchart.

New for 2026, a monstrously fun illustrated series for 7+ readers

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Monsters from mythology finally get to tell their side of the story, in this hilarious illustrated series for fans of Loki, Horrible Histories, and Pamela Butchart.

"A charming, funny and hugely enjoyable reimagining of Greek mythology. Perfect for fans of Loki." — Anna James

When people hear Polyphemus is a cyclops, they always assume he's a big, scary monster with one huge eye who eats people.

The truth is, yes, he is big, and he does have one huge eye, and ok, he does occasionally eat people…but that’s not the whole story!

All he ever wanted was to throw the greatest party of all time! But then Odysseus arrived, and it all went very, very wrong…

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008733018

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Sam Caldwell

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 192

About the Author

Anne Miller grew up in a tiny village in Scotland where the blacksmith drove the school bus; she studied Classics at school where she fell in love with Greek myths. Since 2011 she has worked for Quite Interesting Ltd as an Elf of many skills: assistant producing and scriptwriting for BBC 2's QI, producing R4's The Museum of Curiosity and co-writing QI's bestselling fact book series. Anne once reached the semi-finals of Only Connect, and is the owner of two Blue Peter badges.

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