A Monster Calls is a low fantasy novel written for young adults by Patrick Ness, from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Jim Kay and published by Walker in 2011. Set in present-day England, it features a boy who struggles to cope with the consequences of his mother's illness. He is repeatedly visited in the middle of the night by a monster who tells stories. Dowd was terminally ill with cancer herself when she started the story and died before she could write it. Ness and Kay won the Carnegie Medal and the Greenaway Medal in 2012, the "year's best" children's literary awards by the British librarians. A Monster Calls is the only book to have won both Medals. The novel was adapted into the 2016 movie of the same name.
| Author | Patrick Ness |
| Illustrator | Jim Kay |
| Publisher | Walker Books |
About A Monster Calls
A child is visited by a giant anthropomorphic yew tree who tells him a series of stories in this dark fantasy film. The movie was directed by J. A. Bayona.
Achievement of A Monster Calls
The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. The picture went on to win a number of Goya Awards.
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Latest information about A Monster Calls updated on July 28 2021.
