The story begins with a mysterious egg washed up on a Scottish beach, the
morning after a great storm. Kirstie and her brother Angus find the egg and
take it home. The next day it has hatched into a tiny greeny-grey creature with
a horses head, warty skin, four flippers and a crocodiles tail. The baby sea
monster soon becomes the family pet but the trouble is, it just doesnt stop
growing!

About the Author
Dick King-Smith is one of the best-loved childrens authors of today. He has
written over a hundred books, including The Sheep-Pig, winner of the Guardian
Fiction Prize, which inspired the blockbuster film Babe.