The Growl in the Cupboard - Rubina Din

A group of kindergarden (nursery) children having their apples and juice hear a growl from the cupboard, their imaginations go wild as they try to work out what might be making the growling sound.

With fear in their minds and bravery in their hearts, they set off on an adventure to discover what may be lurking in the cupboard. As they track to the left and they track to the right, they are attacked from above and attacked from below, but our fine adventurers keep going straight ahead until they reach their final goal.

The brave adventurers go from the real world into an imaginary world, where one brave child shows great leadership and bravery in leading the others as knights, charging towards their quest.

This is a fun, colourful, read together book, teaching prepositional language through rhythm, repetition and action, encouraging children to deal with their fears in a safe environment. The story has strong themes of friendship, bravery and perseverance in the face of adversity.

The adventures take the young readers and the characters on a journey of self discovery. The early readers and characters together, find out that they can overcome their fears if they are really determined.