Title: Rufus and the Blackberry Monster
First published: October 7, 1999
Description: Rufus doesn't like picking blackberries because the blackberry bush at the bottom of the garden is big, dark and scary! Archie, his big brother, makes matters worse by telling him about the Blackberry Monster. When Rufus hears rustling noises while picking blackberries, he wonders whether there really could be a Blackberry Monster.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Monsters, Pictorial works, Imagination in children