A Place in the Middle

Middle is the middle monster in a family of three ‘children’. He can’t seem to do anything right; everyone else has a purpose. Biggest is strong and tall and good at games, and Smallest is cuddly and lovable. Middle tries his best, but things always seem to go wrong. So, he runs away, and in the process learns that middles can be very necessary in life. Sandwiches need middles in order to be sandwiches, and bridges need middles or one can’t cross them. When the family come to find him, because there is a Middle-sized hole in their lives, he learns he is necessary too. The illustrations are superb, full of huggable monsters, swirls and cross hatching, and amazing wallpaper, and the text is often integrated with the pictures, cavorting with them. Children will enjoy Middle’s antics and be pleased that he has discovered his own particular place.