New Releases by Ron Berry

... reinforces children''s abilities to deal with their fears. Every ending is happy, funny, and shows kids that being alone in the dark can be fun.

Justin is spying on the strange man next door whom he thinks is an alien.

While reading a scary book late at night, Jenny hears a monster thumping down the hallway.

Moogie the messy beastie never tidies up his room or cleans up after himself, so all his clothes, toys, and games get lost or ruined.

Fritter the wasteful beastie never saves anything, always uses more than she needs, and never tries to conserve water or electricity.

Hogger the hoarding beastie never shares anything with others, so no one ever wants to play with him.

Glumby the grumbler complains about everything, so she never sees the good things around her, never enjoys herself, and never has any friends.

A typescript copy of Ron Berry''s Peregrine Watching (Llandysul, 1987), together with a letter, 18 April 1987, from the author to the donor the artist Gareth Parry, expressing his delight at the illustrations, a copy of the book, and an obituary of Ron Berry published in The Times, 1997.