Here Be Monsters
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€18.50
A sea-born creature, who never quite belongs, discovers who she really is, in this powerful illustrated song about metamorphosis and finding your true home.
Writer Jay Hulme's 'little epic poem' is a tender and uplifting parable about the transgender experience, with breathtaking illustrations by Iranian-British illustrator Sahar Haghgoo. For young readers age 5 and up.
Here Be Monsters is part of the 10 Stories to Make a Difference collection: ten original illustrated stories for young readers, all inspired by the theme of Difference. The collection features a mix of well-known and emerging writers and illustrators, giving a platform to untold stories and diverse new voices. Proceeds from sales supports Pop Up’s work in deprived schools, marginalised communities, and with talented aspiring and emerging writers and illustrators.
Jay Hulme is an award-winning poet, performer, speaker and teacher, whose books include Clouds Cannot Cover Us and Rising Stars: New Young Voices in Poetry. He also performs sensitivity reads on new books, and consults and speaks on trans rights and inclusion. He lives in Leicester, where he spends his time exploring older buildings, making a fuss of dogs, and wearing long coats on windy days. Here Be Monsters is Jay’s first published illustrated children’s book.
Sahar Haghgoo is a freelance illustrator, based in north-west London. She creates with digital and mixed media techniques, and her illustrations are influenced by Iranian miniatures, old tales and theatre. Humour, love and kindness are key to her work. She has a BA in graphic design and a MA in illustration, and is an illustration mentee on Pop Up’s Pathways into Children’s Publishing programme (2019-2021).