Mini and Hardly and the Big Adventure Canadian Monster Club Alina Starkov is a soldier

Alina Starkov is a soldier who knows she may not survive her first trek across the Shadow Fold—a swath of unnatural darkness crawling with monsters

While lots of parents start out with smooth spoon-led purees

or swoop down

Could it be true

Mini and Hardly and the Big Adventure Canadian Monster Club Alina Starkov is a soldierMeet two cheeky little unicorns in a big rush to grow up, in this beautiful picture book from award winning creator Catherine Rayner. Mini is small, and Hardly is smaller and neither of them are happy about it in this gorgeously illustrated, heart warming picture book from Kate Greenaway Medal winner Catherine Rayner. Mini and Hardly are fed up of being small. Being grown up would be so much better! They could eat what they want, stay up all night,