The next resident of 10 Downing Street will find the garden crawling with monstrous economic and political menaces. For his contribution as a children's illustrator he was UK nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2006.

Another favourite from my childhood that I wanted to revisit as a parent, I certainly didn't remember it being so bleak! However, I should think parents who are guilty of ignoring their children, even if only very slightly, might be more affected by the story as a whole.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Presumably this sort of beastial attack would have generated screams, Bernards monster has some business-looking sharp teeth that protrude from his mouth. He goes outside eventually by himself and that doesn't go to plan, as his parents are simply to busy to listen to their son. Bernard’s got a problem because he’s found a monster in the back garden but his parents are too preoccupied to notice him let alone heed his warnings.My favourite bit is the look on the monster's face when he realises he has doomed himself to a life of suburban maltreatment.