The Skip Monster

Penelope and Paddy are very confused by the arrival of a large metal monster, it seems to just sit while Daddy feeds it more and more, what is it and when will it stop eating? Overnight they are shocked to discover that the monster has grown, Penelope needs to take action quickly before the monster grows even more and devours the contents of the house for dinner and Mummy and Daddy for dessert!

Penelope needs adult help if she is to tackle the monster before it starts eating her and Paddy. Daddy explains what the metal monster is and what will happen to everything that Daddy has fed it over the last couple of days. Problem solved, then what should arrive but a dinosaur!

This book is to promote conversation about what happens to our waste, and how it can be recycled, upcycled, and reused to create anything from artwork to recycled enrichment in Z00s.

Patricia was born in London but now lives several miles away (ten) in Middlesex. She is the mother of two children and a grandmother of two, though she prefers the role of grandmother as it is part-time. Together with her husband, Patricia is the Director of a waste recycling company and finds waste and recycling an incredibly interesting subject. Although she appreciates that she is in the minority, it is her opinion that children can be brainwashed into being as interested in it as she is. Writing has always been of interest, usually in the form of email, this however is her first book.