Well, this looked spectacular – but the plot, being no Gruffalo, probably needed that. Wolfboy is forced to take a shortcut with his friends the rabbits, and his harvest of berries, but that takes him into the territory of the feared Grumble Monster. This will add some frissons of laughter about being scared to some very young book times, and raise a discussion about fear and what we should be afraid of, but the plot really needed a bit more oomph. Still, I was very grateful to see this, not least because of the visuals, and the way they use digital clay (don't ask – just check out a copy) for the most enjoyable of pictures. But are they enough to get this to four stars? In the way you don't hum the LP cover, probably not, so three and a half it is.

Wolfboy needs to get back to his lair before moonset. Unfortunately, the route that he and the rabbits have to take involves going through the territory where the Grumble Monster lives!

Not that this is a challenge for him, of course. Why would he be scared of a monster who might be prowling by moonlight?

It's just that he has to be careful for the sake of the rabbits. That's why Wolfboy feels the rabbit should go ahead, so the they can run into...I mean, reach home first, before running into the Grumble Monster.

This book is great fun. The story is engaging, the illustrations pop, and it allows children to see that it's okay to be afraid, because everyone gets scared sometimes. Even a very brave creature like Wolfboy...

We loved the first book in this series and this was just as enjoyable, if not more. This is a simple story with great characters that are brought to life by the exquisite artwork and colour palette. Every page is as eye-catching as the front cover and the unusual medium used by Andy Harkness gives every illustration a 3D effect. We loved the setting and the theme of facing your fears and we also enjoyed the gentle humour and the satisfying and unexpected ending. This is a PB of the highest quality and definitely one we'll be talking about.

Thank you so much to Bloomsbury Children’s and Netgalley for the ebook to read and review.

Wolfboy and his rabbit friends are walking back home from berry picking and wolfboy gets scared thinking he sees the grumble monster.

This was a really unique picture book I have honestly never seen anything like it, all the images were made out of clay, they were so different but very cleverly done. It certainly shocked me at first but I found I actually quite liked them in that style it really suited the book and it was so different to see.

The story was really great and I liked the progression, seeing just a bit and the rabbits saying it’s nothing each time, even though wolfboy knew what he was seeing and was scared the whole time. Then bam the grumble monster, I really loved the way it was told and the story progression was done perfectly. It’s also great as it shows you can be scared and brave at the same time, a perfect lesson for younger audiences.

I think that children would find the story really entertaining, it’s easy for them to read themselves it’s really fun story. They would also love looking at the clay images telling the story, they were so cleverly made for telling this story.