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‘I write anywhere and everywhere. Whenever I can squeeze it in’: 21 Questions with Rachel Morrisroe

The Truth About Yeticorns

A Yeticorn's charging about on the loose! 
 
Bea often tells little fibs when something goes wrong. Fairy-cats wiped mud all over the floor, wild octoponies flooded the bathroom... and lately, a humongous Yeticorn has been charging around, gobbling up her sister Edie's sweets and sneezing confetti everywhere! 
 
But one day, Bea wakes to find that a Yeticorn REALLY has come to stay - and his whippy, trippy tail causes all sorts of problems that she gets the blame for! 
 
Can Bea find the courage to stop fibbing and finally tell the truth? 
 
This hilarious and heartwarming rhyming tale about sibling friendship, telling the truth, and the power of using your imagination for good - from incredible new picture book talent Rachel Morrisroe and bestselling illustrator Ella Okstad. 
 
More magical stories from Rachel Morrisroe: 
The Drama Llama 
How to Grow a Unicorn 
How to Grow a Dragon

Rachel Morrisroe (Author) Rachel Morrisroe is the bestselling author of the How to Grow Magic series, The Drama Llama and The Truth About Yeticorns. Her favourite job before becoming a writer was working at Battersea, where she got to foster puppies and take dogs for walks on her lunch breaks. Originally from Wales, she now lives in Cheshire with her husband, two young children and a very daft dachshund called Dottie Disco Dog. Visit her at rachelmorrisroe.com and @RachelMorrisroeAuthor on Instagram. Ella Okstad (Illustrator) Ella Okstad loves to draw ghosts, vampires, humans, cats, and all sorts of creatures. She lives and works as an illustrator in Trondheim, Norway. When she's not in her office creating scary, cute, or peculiar creatures for books, she enjoys spending time with her husband, three boys, and a cat. Visit her at Okstad.com.

A story about soothing anxiety

The Drama Llama

One day a WORRY comes to stay and simply will not go away! 
 
"Whenever he was worried or whenever there was drama, 
Alex Allen's brain produced . . . 
 
A living breathing Llama!" 
 
Alex Allen, like lots of children, sometimes worried about things - like dancing badly or getting an answer wrong in class. But unlike lots of children, every time he worries a real-life llama appears! And the more Alex worries, the bigger Llama grows... which starts getting him into all sorts of trouble! 
 
Will Alex ever learn how to control his worries and get rid of this pesky llama? 
 
This hilarious yet heartwarming rhyming tale from incredible new picture book talent Rachel Morrisroe and bestselling illustrator Ella Okstad offers practical advice about dealing with worry whilst taking you along on the wonderfully riotous adventures of Alex and his mischievous llama.

One day a WORRY comes to stay and simply will not go away! 
 
"Whenever he was worried or whenever there was drama, 
Alex Allen's brain produced . . . 
 
A living breathing Llama!" 
 
Alex Allen, like lots of children, sometimes worried about things - like dancing badly or getting an answer wrong in class. But unlike lots of children, every time he worries a real-life llama appears! And the more Alex worries, the bigger Llama grows... which starts getting him into all sorts of trouble! 
 
Will Alex ever learn how to control his worries and get rid of this pesky llama? 
 
This hilarious yet heartwarming rhyming tale from incredible new picture book talent Rachel Morrisroe and bestselling illustrator Ella Okstad offers practical advice about dealing with worry whilst taking you along on the wonderfully riotous adventures of Alex and his mischievous llama.

Rachel Morrisroe

Ella Okstad

BEWARE the swirling, storming Crossodile! 
 
Though Hayden Hill likes lots of things - like eating ice-cream, playing chess, and looking after his pet lizard - some things make him a bit, well . . . cross. 
 
And when he can't stop himself from getting crosser and crosser, a rather strange thing happens - his little pet lizard turns into a giant snapping whirlwind of a CROSSODILE! 
 
As his out-of-control Crossodile causes destruction everywhere it goes and terrifies his friends, Hayden realises that he can't keep letting it take over. 
 
Can he figure out how to understand his anger and tame his Crossodile once and for all? 
 
A hilarious and heartwarming rhyming tale about understanding your anger and the importance of friendship, from incredible picture book talent Rachel Morrisroe and bestselling illustrator Ella Okstad. 
 
More magical stories from Rachel Morrisroe and Ella Okstad: 
The Drama Llama 
The Truth about Yeticorns

Ella Okstad

Books by Ella Okstad

Articles featuring Ella Okstad

‘I write anywhere and everywhere. Whenever I can squeeze it in’: 21 Questions with Rachel Morrisroe

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