內容簡介
內容簡介 《The Beast and the Bethany (3冊合售)》✰一本顛覆想像的童話,獻給每個相信魔法和勇氣的孩子。2020年最令人振奮的兒童新書,融合了羅爾德·達爾(Roald Dahl)的黑色幽默、《神偷奶爸》的溫暖魅力,以及《恐怖小店》的驚奇元素。Ebenezer Tweezer 是一位看起來很年輕的511歲老人,他在閣樓裡養了一隻怪獸,以各種奇特食物餵養他,包括馬戲團猴子、寵物貓,偶爾還有仙人掌。作為報答,怪獸會吐出禮物,並提供讓他保持青春的神奇藥水。但是隨著怪獸越發貪婪,最終只有美味多汁的孩子,才能滿足他。一天,當 Ebenezer Tweezer 遇到孤兒 Bethany 時,原本以為生活可以如常繼續,但是 Bethany 並非普通的孤兒…Major film deal announced with Warner Brothers and Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts producer, David Heyman.The most exciting new children's book of 2020 and a modern classic in the making. The Beast and the Bethany has all the classic macabre humour of Roald Dahl with the warmth and charm of Despicable Me, finished off with a gleeful bite of Little Shop of Horrors! This book should be on every little monster's birthday and Christmas list.Ebenezer Tweezer is a youthful 511-year-old. He keeps a beast in the attic of his mansion, who he feeds all manner of things (including performing monkeys, his pet cat and the occasional cactus) and in return the beast vomits out presents for Ebenezer, as well as potions which keep him young and beautiful. But the beast grows ever greedier, and soon only a nice, juicy child will do. So when Ebenezer encounters orphan Bethany, it seems like (everlasting) life will go on as normal. But Bethany is not your average orphan …