The Monster Spotter's Handbook

Written and illustrated by Matt Cherry

Book #1 in the The Monster Spotter's Handbook series

A boy inherits a handbook and must save a world of monsters from a cunning captor.

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208 pages· 1020L

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Bookroo's summary

Eleven-year-old Edwin Spook inherits the Monster Spotter's Handbook, unveiling a hidden world of creatures. As the last Monster Spotter, he faces a cunning Monster Catcher threatening to trap four unique monsters, each embodying the essence of their world. With heart, knowledge, trust, and soul at stake, Edwin must outsmart the villain, rescue the creatures, and unite the monster realm. Can he rise to the challenge and preserve the legacy of his grandfather?

From the publisher

When the mysterious Monster Spotter’s Handbook is passed down to eleven-year-old Edwin Spook, a brain-boggling world of monsters opens out before him. Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, Edwin learns he is the last of the Monster Spotters. But the monster world is under threat from an evil Monster Catcher, who is using his clever tricks to trap four very special monsters - the Oober Beast, the Blogspotter, the Star Statue and the Frozen Yomp - and with them the essence of the monster world: heart, knowledge, trust and soul. Can Edwin rescues the trapped monsters, help them realise their individual importance and unite the monster world?

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