Book Descriptions
for Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie by Joel Stewart
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Scheherazade has nothing on Dexter Bexley when it comes to delaying the inevitable. After literally running into a Big Blue Beastie who announces, “I’m big and I’m bored, . . . and you look small and tasty. I should probably eat you up” (n.p.), Dexter offers one alternative after another to prevent his death. The rotund, jaw-jutting, bowler-wearing Big Blue Beastie struggles to maintain his gruff demeanor, but his ultimate friendship with Dexter Bexley overcomes boredom and hunger. Stewart’s humorous watercolor cartoons of Beastie and Dexter supply much of the story’s meaning while keeping the tone light-hearted and never threatening . lmp
Originally published by Doubleday Great Britain, in 2007.
From the Publisher
Dexter Bexley has ridden his scooter right into a big blue Beastie, who wants to eat him right up! Luckily, Dexter has lots of much better ideas. Together they go into business delivering flowers, set up a Private Detectives agency and make the biggest, stickiest, tastiest yoghurt, fudge, banana and ice-cream Beastie feast ever!
But what's going to happen when Dexter runs out of ideas?