New editions of two classic children's books released

New editions of Russell Hoban's children's books Monsters and How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen were yesterday published by Walker Books.

Both titles are illustrated by the legendary Sir Quentin Blake.

The news was announced on Blake's Twitter feed on Friday afternoon.

How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen was first published in 1974 and won a Whitbread award. Monsters was originally published in 1989.

The editions are available from Amazon.co.uk at the following links:

Monsters

How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen