The Yark

(Paperback)

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The Yark loves children...with the love of a gourmand! This hairy monster dreams of child buffetsham of boy, orphan gratin, schoolchild pure, breaded babies, girl rillettes. But he has a problem: his delicate stomach can only tolerate nice children; liars give him heartburn, savages spoil his teeth. There are not nearly enough good, edible children around to keep him from starvation. Then the Yark does find delicious, sweet Madeleine. Will he gobble her up Or will she survive long enough to change his life

Reviews

"Subversive, playful and downright morbid at times, this eccentric little book is destined to become a dark and delicious classic." -- Childrens Books Ireland
"Just an absolutely lovely take about the wildness of children and how the monsters under your bed are rarely what they see." -- Foyles Bookstore (UK)

"Good behavior will only get you eaten in this thrilling tale of an insatiable child-eating monster."

Author Bio

Bertrand Santini is scriptwriter and author of a number of popular childrens books.

Laurent Gapaillard is a graphic designer, who studied at ESAG Penninghen and has collaborated on feature films, animated television series and video games.