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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
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The Terrakeet

The Terrakeet

Beasley, Jo
Borgh, Jo Van Der

Hardcover

General Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 153623589X
ISBN13: 9781536235890
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: Apr 29 2025
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.41 Width: 10.13 Depth: 10.43
Language: English
Friends are simply strangers we have yet to meet; the endearing beast and a message will encourage readers to learn and engage with new things other than react with dread. --School Library Journal (starred review)

The youngest child of a simple fishing family discovers the truth about the faraway monster they fear in this delightful, imaginative debut.

The Finlock family lives by the Pincer Sea, as peaceful as can be. They spend their days lounging and fishing for fronds to cook in their little copper kettles. It's an idyllic life, disturbed only by their great fear of the frimbulitic Terrakeet! Luckily, they've never seen this carnivorous beast, for it lives beyond Finlock Bay. But one day, when there are no fronds to be found, the youngest Finlock journeys in all directions to search for other delectables . . . and comes face-to-face with the dreaded creature! But would such a terrible monster cry about swarming bees? Would it ask if the lad had been fed? First-time author Jo van der Borgh uses playful invented language to craft a classic story of discovering the true nature of others and making unexpected friends, illustrated with utter charm by Jo Beasley.

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