Beast Feast
One very hungry day, Beast caught a tastylooking dinner, but Dinner is a young child who definitely does not want to be eaten. Having sent invitations to his friends to come and join in this delicious feast, Beast decides to fatten up Dinner, but Dinner won’t stop talking and comes up with plans for an alternative feast where they are not on the menu!
As the story unfolds, Dinner proposes an alternative for the dietary requirement of each guest. Through a series of fun activities where Beast and Dinner get to know each other, we see the transformative power of friendship. Beast changes subtly before our eyes from a menacing liplicking creature to a more cuddly version of himself, and the pair begin to see each other not as Beast and Dinner, but as friends. Yarlett’s choice of the bright pink colour for Beast along with bold illustrations throughout the book bring the characters to life. Children will love opening each guest’s reply in letter form, particularly the one from Madame Gargoyle that contains her blue toenail clippings! The endpapers contain recipes, equally delicious to beasts and humans, including Fingernails & Chips with Mushy Toes and Chocolate Mud Pie (minus the mud!). Beast Feast will delight children who are beginning to develop their own sense of humour and becoming obsessed by disgusting things.
