One Beastly Beast: Two aliens, three inventors, four fantastic tales - Tapa blanda

"A magical collection... Nix's fertile imagination and storytelling looks set to capture a new generation of fans." Waterstone's Books Quarterly

"A wonderful collection of crazily magic short stories by a truly brilliant author. A totally original book which should have readers clamouring for more." Northern Echo

A funny, magical, colourful story collection for young children.

The stories are:

· Serena and the Sea Serpent – in which a small girl discovers that being a Penguinmaid is too much fun!
· Bill the Inventor – in which a young orphan discovers that finding ideal parents is very tricky indeed!
· Blackbread the Pirate – in which Peter discovers that the world beneath his feet is fraught with rude rats!
· The Princess and the Beastly Beast – in which Rinda discovers that monsters are not always so terrible on the inside...

Garth Nix takes on a younger audience with this collection of magical adventures. His trademark fertile imagination and spellbinding storytelling is sure to capture a whole new generation of fans.