John likes to draw monsters, red and green, vegetable and mineral, with hundreds of eyes and odd numbers of ears - John's monsters are in a class of their own. Then John starts to draw the biggest monster ever, and his worried parents seek the advice of the eminent Dr Plunger. Russell Hoban has written a number of distinguished adult novels, many highly acclaimed stories for children, and one children's novel, The Mouse and His Child. Quentin Blake is the illustrator of some 150 books, among which are children's books by Russell Hoban, such as How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen, Ace Dragon Ltd, The Twenty Elephant Restaurant, The Marzipan Pig and The Rain Door.