Benita and the Night Creatures
Mariana Llanos author Cocoretto illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Barefoot Books Ltd
Published:5th Sep '23
Should be back in stock very soon
The National Education Association's Read Across America October 2024 Elementary Pick!
"Booo!" screamed Cuco, and the tree outside the window shivered.
"You too!" Benita replied, and she flipped a page.
On a dark, dark night, Benita is just settling in to enjoy a nice book before bedtime when all of a sudden... Boo! Spooky creatures from Peruvian lore jump keep interrupting her! To the creatures' disbelief, she doesn't look up from her book. Why isn't Benita afraid? Why is she so cranky? And what is this thing called a book? This humorous celebration of bedtime reading puts a global twist on taking the “scary” out of monsters.
- Perfect for spooky autumn nights and brave bedtimes all year long
- Endnotes provide more information on Peru and the creatures featured in the story
“Creatures from Peruvian folklore try, unsuccessfully, to haunt a young reader . . . An imaginative peek at colorful monsters” – Kirkus Reviews
“Illustrating duo Cocoretto put their own bold folk art stamp on creatures of lore, while play-by-play text from Llanos establishes the child’s single-minded pursuit of reading and the beasts’ comic surprise” – Publishers Weekly
“Young book lovers will relate to Benita’s devotion to reading and be amused by the friendly night creatures, who are all based on Peruvian legends” – The Horn Book Magazine
- Winner of Pura Belpré Honor Book (awarded for Spanish edition) 2024
- Winner of Oklahoma Book Award 2024
- Winner of 2024 Children's Favorites Award, K-2, Children's Book Council 2024
- Joint winner of A Read Across America Book of the Month, October 2024 2024
- Commended for Américas Award 2024
ISBN: 9798888590034
Dimensions: 248mm x 254mm x 4mm
Weight: 168g
32 pages