Poppy's Monster
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Poppy’s anxiety monster is making her
miserable until one day she realises her monster might just be frightened too.
Poppy's Monster tells the story of how Poppy's anxiety monster is making her miserable until she realises her monster might just be frightened too.
Poppy is very brave, but often she gets scared and needs to hold someone's hand. That's when she knows her monster is around. She has all sorts of ways to help her not feel afraid, but none of them seem to work on her monster. Until one day, Poppy realises... maybe monsters need their hands holding too.
Drawing-style illustrations create a colourful, creative world.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781760362188
Publisher: Starfish Bay Children's Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 February 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: Starfish Bay Children's Books
Illustration: Full colour interior
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 255.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Shelly Higgs first entered storytelling by telling fibs as a child. It's not clear whether her parents believed these, but they were unsurprised by the career choices that followed: actor, theatre director, playwright, dramaturg. Shelly has entertained audiences as a giant frog, wrestled words of acclaimed playwrights, led theatre shows across Australia, and won numerous awards for photography. Shelly lives in Canberra, Australia with her 4 kids, husband and a menagerie of pets. She has just completed a Graduate Diploma in Psychology, and hopes to combine her understanding of people with the power of imagination.
Francesca Costa is from Savona, Italy. After graduating in Chemical Engineering and working in this field for several years, Francesca moved to Milan to pursue her dream of being an illustrator. She earned a degree from IED, the European Institute of Design in 2002, after which, she started working as a freelance illustrator in the publishing and advertising fields.
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