Big Boss
By (Author) Dianne Bates
Illustrated by Patricia Ward
Little Pink Dog Books
Little Pink Dog Books
2nd March 2022
Australia
Children
Fiction
823.92
Hardback
40
Width 150mm, Height 230mm, Spine 15mm
200g
At bedtime, a small boy checks his bedroom for monsters like Heeby Jeeby, Creepy Critter and the Toe Taster. He looks under his bed, in his cupboard, behind the curtains. Satisfied they are not there he jumps into bed with his teddy bear. Before saying goodnight to his babysitter, she reads him a story about a boy just like him who tames monsters. I want to be a Big Boss, just like Max in the story, the boy whispers. During sleep the monsters appear. They jiggle and jive with the boy, just like Max in the story his babysitter read. They wiggle their big bottoms and jiggle their jelly bellies, and beat their hairy chests. They howl and yodel and make lots of noise. But who is the big boss The boy Or the monsters And next morning, before school, who is the boss
Author of 130+ books, mostly for young people, Australian Dianne (Di) Bates is a full-time freelance writer whose books have won awards, including childrens choice book awards. Di has worked as a newspaper and magazine editor and manuscript assessor. She is a recipient of The Lady Cutler Award for distinguished services to childrens Literature.