Smidgen

'Funny, silly, and with just enough gross bits! Everyone needs their own pet monster!' SALLY RIPPIN

Have you ever wanted a pet monster? I definitely did NOT. Monsters sound DANGEROUS. But then Willow and I found the BIGGE BOKE OF FETCHING MONSTERS and we accidentally made Hodgepodge. He is my best friend.

Then we made Flummox, but she went to live with our neighbour. So now Willow wants to try again. I think this is a BAD IDEA. What if we've pushed our luck too far?

About the Author

Lili Wilkinson is the award-winning author of two picture books, That Christmas Feeling and Clancy the Quokka, and eleven YA novels including The Boundless Sublime. Lili established insideadog.com.au and the Inky Awards at the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. She has a PhD in Creative Writing, and lives in Melbourne with her husband, son, dog and three chickens.

About the Illustrator

Alex Patrick was born in the Kentish town of Dartford in the South-East of England and has been drawing for as long as he can remember. His lifelong love for cartoons, picture books and comics has shaped him into the passionate children's illustrator he is today. Alex loves creating original characters - he brings an element of fun and humour to each of his illustrations and is often found laughing to himself as he draws.