Who needs friends when you've got MONSTERS?

An incredibly funny adventure story for the Pixar generation, perfect for fans of Frank Cottrell Boyce and Cressida Cowell.

Everything was happening so fast and it was all so . . . mad. It was as if someone had taken reality, made it into a jigsaw, thrown the jigsaw on to the floor and then said, "Now, hurry up and put it all together!" as they danced all over the jigsaw pieces in a clown suit, blowing a trumpet.

This January, Macmillan Children’s Books and award-winning director Garth Jennings introduce you a very unlikely hero, and a completely unique cast of Monsters…

When eleven year-old Nelson’s beloved big sister goes missing on a school trip, he is devastated – he’s not that good at making friends and his sister is the only person he can talk to. His parents join the search party and leave Nelson in the care of his mad Uncle Pogo, a plumber, working on St. Paul’s Cathedral. In the dark catacombs of the cathedral Nelson stumbles across a strange and ancient machine, designed to extract the seven deadly sins. Once extracted, the sins become living, breathing monsters and Nelson accidentally extracts seven deadly monsters from his own little soul.

Ugly, cantankerous, smelly (not to forget FUNNY) and often the cause of much embarrassment, Nelson’s monsters are the last thing he needs in his life… but when he learns of their individual powers he realises the monsters can be put to good use, and together Nelson and the Deadly 7 set out on a quest across the globe to find and rescue his big sister.

On the way they have an adventure beyond Nelson’s wildest dreams, and he learns that good friends come in all shapes and sizes…

GARTH JENNINGS has directed many music videos and commercials with his production company Hammer and Tongs. His work includes videos for Blur, Radiohead, Fatboy Slim and Vampire Weekend. Garth directed the most recent adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, starring Martin Freeman, wrote and directed indie movie Son of Rambow, starring Ed Westwick, and is currently directing a top-secret animated film with the producers of Despicable Me. With illustrations throughout by Garth, The Deadly 7 is his first fantastic foray in to children’s books.