Nelly, the Monster Sitter

by Kes Gray

Overview

When Petronella Morton puts an ad in the local newspaper saying, “MONSTER SITTING AFTER SCHOOL AND WEEKENDS. CALL NELLY,” she never expects that her phone will actually ring. AND RING AND RING AND RING. 
 
Nelly soon discovers that there are families of monsters living secretly all over the Montelimar Estate. Join her at three addresses for three monstrously different babysitting adventures. 
 
Funny, exciting, and irreverent, Nelly the Monster Sitter stories will have huge appeal for boys and girls of eight and above.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781595142597
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	08/06/2009
Series:	Read-It! Chapter Books
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Kes Gray is an award-winning author of more than fifty books for children of all ages. In 2001 his first picture book, Eat Your Peas, won the prestigious Red House Children’s Book Award. He has since become a three-time category winner and is the only author in the history of the Award to win prizes for both picture book and fiction story writing. He lives in Essex with his wife and children. Find out more at kesgray.com

Editorial Reviews

04/27/2015
Petronella (Nelly) Morton has an unusual life—by choice. Her interests lie in "gunky, slimy, spiky stuff that other people can find scary or hair raising." In other words: monsters. With the support of her parents (and to the horror of her twin sister, Asti), Nelly spends her free time baby-sitting monsters such as Glug (a prized pet "gog" that runs away), Slop (a Squurm who always wins at any game) and Plip, Plop and Seaview (the mischievous Water Greep brothers). Keeping high-energy monsters safe and entertained is not always easy, and Nelly encounters her fair share of trouble, as well as fun, in these three episodes. Gray's (Eat Your Peas) evocative vocabulary will likely best be enjoyed by younger readers with an appreciation for the absurd (" ‘Our son's name is Slop gloogle,' glugged the Squurm. ‘Slopgloogle or just Slop?' asked Nelly"). But beyond the goofball antics, these amusing and lighthearted stories promote the belief that following one's passion and resisting the norm is the best way to be happy and challenged. Ages 9—11. (Aug.)

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