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Great Monster Hunt
When Duck wakes early one morning, she hears a funny pshh pshh! noise from under her bed. Too afraid to look, she jumps out of bed and finds a friends to help. Soon Pig and a brave band of friends are heading Duck's way to save her from the terrifying monster...
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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February 16, 2019
Received this one as a welcome present from my big school.
It's very funny. Mum read it to me many times.
It's very funny. Mum read it to me many times.
January 30, 2022
Wonderful illustrations which was the only thing of any merit in the book and to stop this from being one star, you could at least have fun with your child making the noises.. The story was a take on Chinese whispers but simply made no sense as the leaps that formed each addition were far too random and too much of a wild leap to make a coherent story, As each animal tags on a sound to an expanding tale.
maybe should of been called "We're all a bit over excitable and not very good as listening, but at least we're all as bad as each other"
maybe should of been called "We're all a bit over excitable and not very good as listening, but at least we're all as bad as each other"
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October 28, 2022
A delightful book about a duck hearing a noise under her bed and asking others to help her. They proceed to exaggerate the noises she was hearing. Then they decide they must capture the great monster under her bed, but they are in for a sweet surprise. This is a really fun book to read aloud with all the different voices and sounds. And a great lesson about not making a mountain out of a mole hill.
June 5, 2019
This was such a cute and funny read. Can't wait to read this one again.
January 10, 2018
When duck hears a weird sound under his beds he gets his friends to help with the "monster" under his bed.
May 28, 2015
Good book. Teaches you not to make a big deal out of nothing.
October 12, 2014
Review to follow soon.
October 22, 2017
This book includes lots of onomatopoeia and opportunities for children to predict what will occur next in the story. There is lots of room for conversation to happen when reading this book.
Topics: fears, emotions, monsters, animals, animal sounds, friendship, exaggerations, helping others, creating plans, overthinking.
Topics: fears, emotions, monsters, animals, animal sounds, friendship, exaggerations, helping others, creating plans, overthinking.
January 25, 2022
Une histoire de peur, de monstre, mais surtout de communication !
Notre jolie petite troupe part à la rescousse de leur amie prisonnière d'un affreux monstre qui fait des bruits épouvantables. Mais d'où vient cette information ? Ne serait-ce pas un peu exagéré ?
Un album pour rire et apprendre à vérifier ses sources !
Notre jolie petite troupe part à la rescousse de leur amie prisonnière d'un affreux monstre qui fait des bruits épouvantables. Mais d'où vient cette information ? Ne serait-ce pas un peu exagéré ?
Un album pour rire et apprendre à vérifier ses sources !
October 17, 2017
Adorable and fun, teaches you to look before you leap. Demonstrates great friendship support. Beautiful illustrations (the expressions on the animal's faces are priceless). Great for a monster or friendship themed story time.
January 21, 2018
Duck hears a noise under his bed. He tells a friend, who in turn tells another friend. By the end, they've blown it all out of proportion and think there's a monster under the bed. Read to find out just what really is under the bed and if you too should be scared.
February 7, 2019
This was an adorable picture book that can be read for shared reading experiences in even high school classrooms. It has elements of suspense and is reminiscent of a game of Telephone. Sure to make anyone giggle!
January 10, 2020
A clever little story that could be a great way of teaching children the negative ways words can be twisted when they decide to spread rumours or play 'Chinese Whispers' with things they hear or overhear.
April 4, 2018
What a great "making a mountain out of a mole hill" type story. Adorable illustrations but the story itself isn't too hard for little ones to follow what's going on.
April 15, 2019
Nicely written . Helps children overcome their fears by facing them . Also to make them understand the misconception about monsters
September 18, 2019
A fun story that also has a rather subtle lesson about how people can make assumptions making a situation seem much worse than it actually is.
February 1, 2020
It was a mystery.
September 12, 2020
I know this is for children but was fun :)
August 20, 2021
Such a great book and especially for students to gain their attention. I'm a substitute librarian for 85 schools.
March 25, 2022
Cute story and super prettt illustrations
August 31, 2022
A good short read. Pictures haven’t yet stood out for my lo yet.
January 4, 2023
I loved this book. I love all the silly sounds!🐻🐷🦉🐭.
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February 20, 2024
Duck is scared by a noise underneath her bed so she gathers together all her friends to go on a monster hunt. Cute, colourful illustrations.
3 stars.
3 stars.
June 4, 2024
Very cute!
October 1, 2024
Engaging and keeps you guessing to what’s making that noise and builds with multiple characters.
October 5, 2024
I read this book on the story boards on my walk around the park this morning. Good book!
March 3, 2025
One animal after another adds on to the story about how there is something scary under duck's bed. I love the illustrations of all the animals.
March 20, 2017
This one is really funny and the animals expressions are priceless!
December 15, 2010
Duck is awoken early in the morning by a strange sound coming from under her bed. It was a pshh pshh sound. Duck did not know what it was and was too scared to look under the bed. So instead she jumped out of bed and ran to get help. Yelling out of her window, Duck called to Pig and told him what she had heard. Pig ran to get someone stronger than he to deal with it. When he found Bear, he told Bear that the noise was pshh pshh Bang Bang! Bear suggested they find someone loud enough to deal with the noise that was being made and they went to find Wolf. Wolf was told about the noise that had gotten even more complicated by that point, and he suggested that they find someone smart to deal with it. So off they all went to Owl. The four animals returned to Duck’s house with supplies to fight the monster, but it is not a monster they find under Duck’s bed! It’s a tiny mouse snoring quietly with a pshh pshh sound.
This book has just the right amount of tension for young children to get involved but not alarmed. The build up of the noise from one animal to the next demonstrates the problems with getting news through the grapevine and how things can be blown way out of proportion! Even if children do not get this lesson from the book, it is a fun comedy of errors for them to enjoy. The illustrations are very friendly with small touches like Wolf’s record player and Owl’s newspaper that add to the gentleness of the story.
A great book to mix into a monster story time just for the effect of the lack of a monster. This is also a great Halloween read for the youngest listeners. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
This book has just the right amount of tension for young children to get involved but not alarmed. The build up of the noise from one animal to the next demonstrates the problems with getting news through the grapevine and how things can be blown way out of proportion! Even if children do not get this lesson from the book, it is a fun comedy of errors for them to enjoy. The illustrations are very friendly with small touches like Wolf’s record player and Owl’s newspaper that add to the gentleness of the story.
A great book to mix into a monster story time just for the effect of the lack of a monster. This is also a great Halloween read for the youngest listeners. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
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