Who’s Afraid of the Monster? Children’s book and Teacher’s Guidebook.
Author - Penny McFarlane
Publishers - Taylor & Francis, Routledge.
Written in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic, the book is designed to help children (and their teachers) understand techniques for managing Big Feelings and Hidden Fears.
My role was to bring Penny’s wonderful world to life. When designing the monster ‘Elwig’, I was particularly inspired by Medieval manuscripts and maps showing fantastical creatures made of combinations of earthly animals. I felt this fit the theme really well as the story highlights making assumptions based on familiarity and first impressions, and quite often when we break it down into small bits, we can recognise what our fears are made of more effectively.
