The World of the Unknown: Monsters: 1

Having bought the reissue of the ghosts book in the same series a few years ago, I was pleased to see that this too was enjoying a new lease of life. The colourful illustrations took me back to being an 8 year old in the local library and made me realise how much these books fuelled my imagination and have given me an abiding interest in the mysterious and macabre! Excellent as a gift for the creepy kids in your life, or as a nostalgia trip for adults who still hope that there might be something lurking under their bed!

I had the full reprint version of this back in the 90's and couldn't put it down. Even then I remember pouring through it a thousand times, trying to draw giant squid and dragons with felt tips and thumbing through my encyclopedias trying to match the sasquatch locations to the maps inside.Of course now I'm older and wiser, but this book is still lovely. Fantastic artwork, toeing over the line with the gore and 'creative' interpretations of Loch ness monster sightings. Sit down with a cup of tea and enjoy some memories and any kids who read this will have their imagination fizzing just like you did too.Now to pick up the ghosts volume and have a heart attack everytime I turn to THAT page all over again.

An awesome reprint of an awesome book loved it when I was a kid and still love it now.The story of the Lambton Worm was my favourite with John Lambton clad in spiked armour hacking it to pieces - and it's all there in its gory glory.Brilliant!

Top marks for this product well done

I got given this book for Christmas in 1977 when it first came out. Looking at it again now bright back so many memories, both scary and wonderful. Love love love this.

It's a great book I read it as a child brought back a lot of good memory's so when I saw it again I brought it loved it.

Hello I bought this for my daughter for xmas Its got some good monsters in it.

very thin. Amazon driver left it on the doorstep in the rain (said that he handed it to resident, which he didn't)

it's fantastic!!!. A real great begginer for kids who are intrested/curious about this subject. great tid-bits on the many many many MONSTERS that are in this book. the artists work is ''bang''on as well A definet one to have. my recomondation if your a fan of this kind of thing......GO AND GET IT!!! you won't be disappointed at least I wasn't.

WORLDS OF THE UNKNOWN: MONSTERS ist ein bebildertes Kinderbuch, welches für viele, viele Menschen reinsten Kultstatus hatte, die in den späten 70ern / frühen 80ern Kind waren... in Deutschland erschien es unter dem Namen "Rätselhafte Monster und Ungeheuer " im Delphin-Verlag auch auf Deutsch.Wer dieses Buch kennt wird verstehen, warum es damals in deutschen und englischen Kinderzimmern einschlug wie eine Bombe: es war einfach grandios aufgemacht, die Zeichnungen waren toll und das Ganze war um Welten (!) cooler als die ähnlich aufgemachten, damals ziemlich drögen Was-Ist-Was Bücher.... an Themen wie Cryptozoologie trauten die sich damals sicherlich nicht herein.Schön also, dass es von diesem Buch (und den ebenfalls zur Reihe gehörenden Büchern über Geister respektive Ufos... alles, was man als Kind liebt!) nun eine Neuauflage gibt. Schade ist allenfalls, dass diese Neuauflage Softcover ist, die zumindest in Deutschland als Hardcover erhältliche Version gefällt mir noch besser. Der Inhalt ist mit der ursprünglichen Auflage aus den 70ern 1:1 identisch, es findet sich nur ein kurzes, den Kultstatus würdigendes Vorwort.Alles in allem: wer heute um die 40 + ist und dieses Buch noch aus der eigenen Kindheit kennt sollte sich diesen Kult nicht entgehen lassen - für heutige Kinder gibt es natürlich wesentlich zeitgemäßer Bücher zu derartigen Themen auf dem Markt.Ich komme nicht umhin: aufgrund der damit verbundenen Erinnerungen kann ich diesem Buch nur eine klare Höchstnote geben!

I loved reading this book when I was in grade school. It brings back many fond memories.

Nothing I want to see things I used to have as a boy because frankly things made to day are not the same they lack good art and oringel the book is a reprint from a classic book that used to found in school libraries now there obsolete so thumbs 👍 up

Excited to relive memories of my youth with the purchase of the book. Dissapointed in the shape of its arrival. As a collector I like my books to arrive without creases or damage. My book arrived with significant creases, hence my 1 star review. If it arrived in great condition, it would be 5 stars.