The Big Monster Bake with Fiona Barker

The Big Monster Bake with Fiona Barker

Things to see & do

Come and join Fiona Barker for some monster fun this spooky season. Free with Entry ticket.

There will be a BIG read of her new book The Big Monster Bake, daft drawing and spooky singing! If you’re feeling brave, take part in a round of top Halloween quiz ‘Fake or Bake?’ before making your very own monster to take home.

About the book

Come on down to Monster Street this howling Hallowe’en!  

Two shy monsters want to share their special Halloween cake but they haven’t met all of their neighbours before. Spooky season is the best time to be brave! They knock on each door and discover all sorts of friends – from ghosts to pumpkins, skeletons to bats, the families on Monster Street come in all shapes and sizes. The perfect Halloween read for your own little monsters, the story ends with traditional recipes from across the globe for readers to join in on the fun and make their own spooky snacks. 

About the author and illustrator

Fiona Barker has been an audiologist for over twenty years as well as a children’s book author. She’s always loved picture books and passionately believes that reading a book together is one of the great joys of life. Her first picture book, Danny and the Dream Dog was published in 2018 by Tiny Tree Children’s Books.  

Eve O’Brien is an illustrator and picture book maker based in London, UK. She has a bachelors degree in Illustration from Plymouth University and in 2020 she graduated from the MA Children’s Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art. 

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