Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob

Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2025: Picture Book Category 
Included in the best new picture books and novels round-up in The Guardian, 2025. 
 
Whether you are a vampire or a ghost, a werewolf or a yeti, a bedtime routine is absolutely essential for a good night's sleep. ? Adults and children will fall in love with Blob and the whole cast of monsters as they brush their teeth, put on their pyjamas, and get tucked up in bed. 
 
Warm, loving and slimy, this hilarious rhyming picture book is the perfect addition to bedtime reading, ending with a kiss and sweet dreams for all. 
 
 
"All creatures grim and evil, 
 
under the tired sun, are settling 
 
down - and so must you, my 
 
horrible little one." 
 
 
“This rhyming bedtime picture book is a witty, tender mix of the adorable and the appalling.” - The Guardian 
 
“Huw Aaron takes the traditional bedtime story and flips it on its head with this lovely rhyming tale that understands you're never too young for a bit of gentle irony. A perfect bedtime story for the disgusting blob in your life.” - The Times

Welsh author, illustrator and graphic novelist Aaron has flipped the traditional bedtime story on its head to create a delightfully different rhyming tale about child monsters and villains settling down for the night. But, rather than causing a fright, it brims with just the right amount of loving cosiness to help mini humans drift off.

Huw Aaron's witty rhyming verse takes readers through the evening routine of the blob and other "creatures grim and evil"... The bright illustrations burst with amusing details and the book has a sweet overriding message that little monsters the world over - no matter how slimy - crave the same loving cuddles at bedtime

The Observer's best children's books of 2025

Featuring a catalogue of sleepy monsters from cyborg to yeti, winding down alongside the cute little blob of the title, this rhyming bedtime picture book is a witty, tender mix of the adorable and the appalling.

Very clever, strangely moving and brilliant to read aloud , this picture book will become a bedtime staple

This perfect bedtime story sees a monster parent snuggling down its 'Disgusting Blob' child by recounting how all the other evil creatures are settling down for the night... with superb illustrations and silly verse'

A monstrously original twist on a bedtime story... Full of reassurance, humour and brilliant illustrations

Witty and wholly original ... this (is) a delicious monster-y tale

Huw Aaron is a Welsh cartoonist, author and illustrator, and the creator of the bestselling Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob and Unfairies . After a short and fairly hopeless career in finance, Huw found a niche as a magazine cartoonist, producing joke cartoons for, among others, Private Eye, Prospect and The Spectator. Huw then started making comics and illustrating children’s books in his native Welsh. Since 2013, he has written or illustrated over 60 Welsh-language books, and has won numerous awards including the 2023 Tir na n-Og and Welsh Children's Book of the Year prizes. He was also founding editor of the comic Mellten, and presented the weekly art programme Cer i Greu on S4C. Huw’s harshest critics – and his best friends – are his wife Luned and their two daughters.

“All creatures grim and evil, under the tired sun, are settling down - and so must you, my horrible little one…” 
 
It’s time to go to bed, and whether you are a phantom, a vampire, a Dark Lord or a yeti, you still must brush your teeth, put on your pyjamas, and settle down with a cosy story. 
 
Full of warmth and humour (and slime!) this rhyming bedtime book will disgust and delight sleepy little monsters everywhere.

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Unfairies: Death by Toad

The second hilarious full-colour graphic novel series from breakout talent Huw Aaron! Perfect for fans of Bunny Vs Monkey, Dogman and Donut Squad. 
 
PREPARE TO RE-ENTER THE GARDEN. 
 
The Treefairy stronghold of Oakhold has a new ruler. Yay! But there's already trouble. Boo! 
 
Something sinister is stirring in The Garden . . . And Pip could not give two hoots about it. 
 
That is, until best buddy Twig is KIDNAPPED. Now it's up to Pip and a most unlikely ally to set off on an epic rescue mission. 
 
Along the way, they will face ferocious squirrels, leeches, shocking betrayals, angry ladybirds, fairy enemies old and new, MORE leeches . . . and try their best to avoid . . . DEATH BY TOAD. 
 
Praise for Unfairies: 
 
"I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny' - Rob Biddulph, bestselling author of the Draw With Rob and Peanut Jones series 
 
'You'll be wowed . . . Unfairies is enviably bonkers and I loved it.' - Sheena Dempsey, bestselling author of Pablo and Spash 
 
"[A] wild, witty adventure . . . Hilarious, irreverent, and endlessly charming.” — Dan & Jason, creators of Barb the Last Berzerker

PRAISE FOR UNFAIRIES: 'I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny and it looks brilliant. Love the energy, love the palette, love the textures love the characterisation . . . Move over Tinkerbell, there's a new favourite fairy in town.'

Rob Biddulph, bestselling author of Draw With Rob and Peanut Jones

You'll be wowed when you step into the bustling, offbeat, technicolour Unfairies universe. It's brimming with wacky and lovable beasts, slugs, insects and ... fairies. Unfairies is anarchy at its best - Huw Aaron somehow makes making comics look effortless (they aren't). There isn't a single stiffly drawn or ugly mark in this book. Unfairies shows a real mastery of the form with spreads skilfully balanced between snappy, fast-moving panel sequences and big splash pages or double paged cross section maps that you could get lost in for hours. The sound effects and action bubbles and lettering are so nicely done. The dialogue is hilarious, the story is pacy and the illustrations are bursting with energy. Unfairies is enviably bonkers and I loved it.

Sheena Dempsey, bestselling author of Pablo and Splash

Unfairies is a wild, witty adventure. Pip and their scrappy crew of fairy misfits set off on an epic (and totally ridiculous) quest - packed with box fights, bug battles, and bonkers twists at every turn. The artwork is vibrant, alive, detailed in all the right places, and still bursting with energy and motion. Hilarious, irreverent, and endlessly charming - Unfairies is everything you want in a graphic novel and more. We loved every page.

Dan & Jason, creators of Barb the Last Berzerker and Blue, Barry & Pancakes

Bobby Joseph, UK Comics Laureate 2023-2025

Fantastic, frantic, fairy fun. The artwork is gorgeous - every page dripping in wonderful detail, and the genuinely hilarious story moves at such a pace it'll leave you breathless.

Jamie Littler, bestselling author of Frostheart

PREPARE TO RE-ENTER THE GARDEN. 
 
Pip is now the ruler of Oakhold. Yay! But there's already trouble. Boo! 
 
Shockingly, it turns out Pip is actually a pretty rubbish leader. Something sinister is stirring in the garden - and Pip could not give two hoots about tackling it. 
 
That is, until she sends her best friend Twig out on a heroic mission, and he is KIDNAPPED. Now it's up to Pip and a most unlikely ally to get him back - and try their best to avoid . . . DEATH BY TOAD.

Huw Aaron

I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny and it looks brilliant. Love the energy, love the palette, love the textures love the characterisation . . . Move over Tinkerbell, there's a new favourite fairy in town.

You'll be wowed when you step into the bustling, offbeat, technicolour Unfairies universe. It's brimming with wacky and lovable beasts, slugs, insects and ... fairies. Unfairies is anarchy at its best - Huw Aaron somehow makes making comics look effortless (they aren't). There isn't a single stiffly drawn or ugly mark in this book. Unfairies shows a real mastery of the form with spreads skilfully balanced between snappy, fast-moving panel sequences and big splash pages or double paged cross section maps that you could get lost in for hours. The sound effects and action bubbles and lettering are so nicely done. The dialogue is hilarious, the story is pacy and the illustrations are bursting with energy. 
Unfairies is enviably bonkers and I loved it.

Great fun, Pip is the hero we need!

Fantastic, frantic, fairy fun. The artwork is gorgeous - every page dripping in wonderful detail, and the genuinely hilarious story moves at such a pace it'll leave you breathless.

Unfairies is a wild, witty adventure. Pip and their scrappy crew of fairy misfits set off on an epic (and totally ridiculous) quest - packed with box fights, bug battles, and bonkers twists at every turn. The artwork is vibrant, alive, detailed in all the right places, and still bursting with energy and motion. Hilarious, irreverent, and endlessly charming - Unfairies is everything you want in a graphic novel and more. We loved every page.

Turning the common conception of fairies as magical and cute on its head, this rip-roaring graphic novel from the author-illustrator of Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob follows the hilarious exploits of the warring tribes of The Garden.

Waterstones, Best Children's Fiction of 2025

Prepare to enter the world of the Unfairies! Where battles are epic, mighty and mega . . . though on a slightly miniature scale (just don't tell them that . . .) 
 
 
Some stories will tell you fairies are sweet, kind, magical creatures. 
 
Well, those stories are WRONG. It’s time everyone knew the TRUTH! Fairies are sneaky, cunning and about as magical as slugs. 
 
Join our impulsive, hilarious and somewhat surprising hero Pip on a breakneck adventure among the warring unfairy tribes of The Garden. 
 
Expect sinister plots, epic acorn-based warfare, a dubious ancient prophecy, thrilling centipede chases . . . and a hero who doesn’t give two hoots about anything.

Unfairies

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I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny and it looks brilliant. Love the energy, love the palette, love the textures love the characterisation . . . Move over Tinkerbell, there's ...

You'll be wowed when you step into the bustling, offbeat, technicolour Unfairies universe. It's brimming with wacky and lovable beasts, slugs, insects and ... fairies. Unfairies is anarchy at ...

Great fun, Pip is the hero we need!

I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny and it looks brilliant. Love the energy, love the palette, love the textures love the characterisation . . . Move over Tinkerbell, there's ...

You'll be wowed when you step into the bustling, offbeat, technicolour Unfairies universe. It's brimming with wacky and lovable beasts, slugs, insects and ... fairies. Unfairies is anarchy at ...

Great fun, Pip is the hero we need!

I loved everything about this book. It's just SO funny and it looks brilliant. Love the energy, love the palette, love the textures love the characterisation . . . Move over Tinkerbell, there's ...

You'll be wowed when you step into the bustling, offbeat, technicolour Unfairies universe. It's brimming with wacky and lovable beasts, slugs, insects and ... fairies. Unfairies is anarchy at ...

Great fun, Pip is the hero we need!

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