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Sticky Monsters

byJohn Kenn Mortensen

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John Kenn Mortensen’s pen is full of wonderfully creepy monsters which crawl onto sticky yellow note pads when darkness falls.

Here we have collected some of the best monster drawings in a delectable hardback edition.

I’ve probably already seen more monsters than most do in their whole life, but I’m still none the wiser as to why some monsters work and others don’t. I know even less about why certain monsters push a special button at the back of my brain, evoking all kinds of half-forgotten dreams and feverish imaginings from my earliest childhood. What I do know is that John's monsters absolutely hit the spot

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About John Kenn Mortensen

John Kenn Mortensen was born in Denmark in 1978. He is a writer and producer of television shows for children. The father of a pair of young twins, he finds he has very little time to do anything much, but when he does have a spare second, he draws pictures of monsters on post-it notes.
Details
  • Imprint: Square Peg
  • ISBN: 9780224095761
  • Length: 80 pages
  • Dimensions: 181mm x 12mm x 171mm
  • Weight: 290g
  • Price: £12.99