Scary
$31.45
- Hardcover
64 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2026
Summary
What are you most afraid of? Perhaps you’re scared of hairy spiders hiding in corners, huge-winged bats who fly through the night or enormous sharks lurking in the oceans … These animals may seem TERRIFYING to us humans, but what if you found out that some weren’t quite so scary after all…
Scary encourages children to talk about their own fears. Using the some of the world’s ‘scariest’ animals as a springboard, Laura Mucha unpicks what causes fear, what it feels like and what…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526365323 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1526365324 |
| Author: | Laura Mucha, Hannah Peck |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Hodder Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 296mm x 228mm |
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About The Author
Laura Mucha
Laura Mucha (Author)
Laura Mucha is an award-winning poet, author, and children’s advocate. Her debut poetry collection, Dear Ugly Sisters, won the NSTBA Award 2021 for best children’s poetry book of the year and was listed as one of the Independent’s top ten poetry books of all time.
Her debut picture book, Rita’s Rabbit, was published by Faber in 2021. She has since published two children’s non-fiction titles with Nosy Crow: Welcome to our Table: A Celebration of What Children Eat Everywhere (June 2023) and Celebrate!: Discover 50 Fantastic Festivals from Around the World (October 2023).
Laura also writes popular science for adults, drawing on her MA in Philosophy and Psychology. As well as writing, Laura regularly visits primary and secondary schools, theatres, and festivals around the world and works with organisations such as The National Literacy Trust, Royal Society of Medicine, and UNICEF.
Hannah Peck (Illustrator)
Hannah Peck is an illustrator based in Brighton, UK. She originally studied English Literature at university, all the while stocking up on stories, poems, and characters that would later inspire her illustrations. Escaping into another time or world with a sketchbook is her absolute favourite thing to do.
Hannah works digitally using Photoshop, employing soft textures, flowing lines, and repeated mark-making to create vibrant, elegant illustrations full of magic and fun.
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