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The Beast and the BethanyJack Meggitt-Phillips
The Beast and the Bethany
by Jack Meggitt-Phillips
A vain man stays young by feeding a beast in his attic. The beast now wants a child, so he goes to an orphanage and picks the worst-behaved one.
A story about children, magical creatures and a grown-up villain, funny and spooky in tone. We would put it with children of 8–11, and at a reading age of about 9 for reading alone.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Mild peril
None of this makes it a bad book — often the opposite. It is here so you can decide whether it is right for your child now or in a year or two.
Part of a series
This is book 1 of the The Beast and the Bethany series, so there is more to read if it goes down well — which is worth a great deal with a reluctant reader.
If they like this, try these
Chosen by matching age, reading age, tone and subject — not by what is selling.
Revenge of the BeastJack Meggitt-Phillips
Dial a GhostEva Ibbotson
Awful AuntieDavid Walliams
Demon DentistDavid Walliams
Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than DeathChris Riddell
The ImaginaryA. F. Harrold
Or let them write their own.
Nothing gets a child reading like a story they invented themselves. Your child plans the characters and the plot, and we write, illustrate and print it as a real book with their name on the cover as the author.
Find another book
Tell us the age, the reading age and what they like, and we will suggest a handful.