Let Sleeping Sea-Monsters Lie and Other her Cautionary TalesAre you brave enough to find out what happens when a spoilt girl is spiteful to a giant hungry worm? Can you bear to watch a (very silly) boy poke an angry sleeping sea monster? Do you dare to discover why should you never, ever steal milk from a Frid?* Beware: Naughty children always get their just deserts . . . Eva Ibbotson's Let Sleeping Sea Monsters Lie contains five delightfully funny cautionary tales, with a foreword by Julia Donaldson, author

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