Jolly Monster Town: The Party Pickle

By Author / Illustrator

Rong Rong

Genre

Friends and family

Age range(s)

Publisher

Nosy Crow

ISBN

9781805133698

Format

Paperback / softback

Expected

07-05-2026

Synopsis

Come on a hilarious adventure in a brand-new world. Join in the monster fun, perfect for reading for pleasure and encouraging imaginative play - you'll never want to leave Jolly Monster Town! A highly-original new full colour chapter book series, this is Coco Wyo meets Jamie Smart!

Twiggy the Log Monster is so excited for her sleepover party. She wants everything to be perfect. And she definitely doesn't need anyone else's help - or does she? Join her in Jolly Monster Town for an adventure unlike any other!

Spot Twiggy's friends Ralph the Pufferfish Monster and Uno the Cyclops Cat, and help discover what happened at the turnip farm. Will the sleepover party be saved?

Look out for more monster-ific adventures: Jolly Monster Town: The Treasure Hunt

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Reviews

Amanda

Jolly Monster Town: The Party Pickle is a wonderfully creative story which will engage a young audience from the very first page. The author has carefully started with a topic that the readers are likely to have experienced and then added the adventure and drama.

Every child who has had a party or sleepover has wanted it to be perfect and it very rarely turns out exactly as they had planned it. This means that they will be able to directly empathise with the characters as the story develops.

The colourful illustrations add detail to the narrative and engage the reader in looking for elements as they turn the pages. The speech bubbles increase the sense of pace and action throughout and the choice of a pale colour palette means that the pages do not become overwhelming, despite being busy.

This is clearly a well thought through book aimed at young children to support their development of pleasure in reading. I know that it will be a popular book in book corners and libraries. The characters will inspire children to create their own imaginative creations and bring them to life in their own adventures. The author has taken the concept of monsters and developed it in a fun and friendly way, demonstrating that monsters do not have to be scary.

112 pages / Reviewed by Amanda Shipton, teacher