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    Bianca SchulzeBy 3 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Picture Books


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    Follow the Monster Twins as they discover their shared past and do their best to make a better future for themselves, their families, and others like them.

    Created by the family team of Robert and Karen Hanvik, along with their illustrator daughter Ella Ransom, The Monster Twins is a charming book available as a paperback or interactive ebook!

    Book The Monster TwinsThe Monster Twins

    Written by Robert Hanvik

    Illustrated by Karen Hanvik and Ella Ransom

    Publisher’s Synopsis: Bella and Bertie are twins, but they don’t know that, or each other. Separated while babies by bad law, they grew up 6000 miles apart, in Singapore and London. Follow the twins as they discover their shared past and do their best to make a better future for themselves, their families, and others like them.

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    About the Authors

    Family Authors
    Robert Karen Ella

    The Monster Twins represents Robert’s first foray into children’s literature. Having been trained in journalism, Robert has written for media in the United States and England. As a long-time communications consultant, Robert also has written professionally on behalf of clients and governments around the world. In his various roles, he has traveled extensively in North America, the UK, and Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

    About the Illustrators

    The Monster Twins is the first book Karen has designed and illustrated, although she has stretched her creative muscles for many years. Having trained at London College of Fashion and Central St. Martins (UK), Karen has channeled her creativity into numerous areas over the years, including her own line of high-fashion scarves (karenhanvik.com) and a successful career as a digital marketing consultant. An avid traveler, Karen has visited numerous locations across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Singapore, and Australia

    Karen’s and Robert’s daughter Ella has enjoyed drawing monsters for as long as she can remember, starting when she was just six years old. More recently, she has added a deep interest in architectural drawings large and small, which inspired her to include a number of iconic buildings in The Monster Twins. Ella studied art and design at University for the Creative Arts (UK) and is currently studying for her bachelor’s degree in Computer Animation Art and Design at Bournemouth University (UK). With her family, 19-year-old Ella has spent time in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Singapore.

    For more information, visit https://monstertwins.com, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

    55 Comments

    3. gloria patterson on

      I wanted my great niece to be a reader. I bought her first book before she was born and she alwasys goes home from my house with new books ever visit. She loves her books and every time mom want to get rid of some of the younger my great niece fights to keep all of her books

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    4. Allison Abas on

      As a future teacher, it is so important for children to see their stories reflected in books. As an individual whose story partially aligns with Bella and Bertie, it would have meant the world. While separation, adoption, and discriminatory laws are “heavy topics,” they are very much real and greatly impact more children than we know. It is so important for students to build empathy in the classroom through books like The Monster Twins. Though it may not be their story, it should inspire them to think more globally about issues! I would absolutely love to have this book in my future classroom 🙂

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    11. Mary W on

      Perfect book for the 5 year old twins in my family. My niece would be thrilled to have the Visa card to spend on books for the boys.

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    21. Kimberly H on

      I would love to win this for my son so he can get a new book and pick out his own new books with the gift card!

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    22. Kristen on

      I’d like to win because my friend’s son loves to read and is just the right age for this book. He’d love it!

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    26. Peggy Clayton on

      I have 10 grandchildren 5 in Ia and 5 in Ca where I previously lived for 49 years. I also was a teacher in Ca and Ia and reading was a big thing for me and the kids that were in my class. I was also a tutor for reading after class for any grade and the kids heard that over and over again. When I first moved back here to Ia the neighbors kids couldn’t read at all they were 10 and 12 every day after school they brought there homework over and we would do homework with my step son and then each read a book out loud that is so important. All of my grandkids are readers all but the babies there are 2 of them but they have their plastic books and my husband and I both feel when they come to our house they can go into my office and read books pick out whatever one they want to read while they are here. I also have a check out system like they used to at the library so they can take a book, Every holiday we get 16 books and give it to not only the grandkids but also our friends kids and they love it. Those are all hard copy, print books. I only read print books as I am battling this disease and fingers are very crippled but want to keep reading and reviewing . Thank you so much for the chance to make one of them happy!

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    27. Vicky Chan on

      What a great idea to have twins living in different parts of the world! I’m excited to see how these twins compare. Thanks for writing this interesting story. Can’t wait for my grandkids to read it!

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    32. Darlene Owen on

      I would love this as my grandson would love this plus I could get him a birthday gift with the GC, bonus.

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    33. Lauren Jones on

      My son and I would enjoy reading this together!

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    34. Vickie L Couturier on

      id like to win this to keep fresh books at my house for my grandchildren to read when they come to visit

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    35. Angie Adelman on

      I would like to win so I can give it to my nephew for Christmas. He is just learning to read and would love this.

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    38. Eli Katz on

      I would love to win this. Would use the gift card to purchase things for our remote virtual Craft Together and Zoom Storytimes!

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    51. Beth T. on

      Every year I give books to each of the children in our family for Christmas. All year long I gather them, trying to find the right book for the right child. I would like to set this aside for a particular first grader.

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