Books Jack Reads

Author/illustrator duo Tim Miller and Matt Stanton have made a name for themselves in the publishing world with their bestselling series, Fart Monster + Friends series. Now, in this latest book in the series, kids are about to be introduced to their latest creation: a monster named Frank with an appetite even bigger than himself.

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On the island of Behemoth Bay live some of the meanest monsters in the world, with the worst one being the giant green monster Frank.

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Frank is always hungry, and enjoys eating anyone unfortunate enough to set foot onto the bay.

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But when Frank eats his latest meal, a couple of unlucky explorers, too quickly, he winds up with an uncontrollable case of the burps, making him one hangry (both hungry and angry) monster.

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Luckily for Frank, all the other monsters have different ideas of how to solve the problem and stop Frank's burping. But will any of them work? Or will Frank be stuck with the nickname 'Burpzilla' forever?

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If your kids have read any of the Fart Monster + Friends books (six so far), then they'll enjoy this one, the seventh in the series.

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Kids will enjoy meeting all the different monsters that live in Behemoth Bay, like Mark the gorilla (who wears a singlet with "I used to work out" written on the front), or Rob the sea monster (who made a name for himself after he ate the fisherman's daughter), but I think that Frank will be the clear favourite out of all of them.

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The talented illustrator Matt Stanton has also filled this book with lots of funny pictures that kids will enjoy as well, especially when Frank starts burping! My favourite is the red bird that always pops up in the illustrations, and says things to Frank like "Cover your mouth!", or "Are you burping your ABCs?".

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Overall, this is a funny monster story, with a lot of rude humour, perfect for fans of TIm and Matt's books.