The monster goes into the house and tries to attract the parents' attention but gets the same reaction from them, completely oblivious to the monster replacing their son. For young children, however, (who the book is aimed at due to its simplistic nature) I feel that the book could be quite upsetting if understood, especially for children in a similar situation. His famous characters include Elmer the patchwork elephant, Mr Benn, King Rollo and of course Bernard. Liz Truss, the likely winner of the leadership contest, insists otherwise with the vehemence of a zealous convert.

As Sheila Hancock wrote in The Independent, this book “demonstrates that parents can be naughty too”. Too soon, because the benefits of freedom lie unclaimed under the pyre of “retained” EU regulations that both Truss and Sunak promise to incinerate.With his dad barely there (he’s only in two parts) and his mum only offering practical support - making him dinner, making him go to bed - Bernard is pretty much on his own, nobody eats with him and he’s expected to take himself to bed.

The message of this picture is certainly aimed at parents during bedtime stories, it's so vital to give your child the time and attention that they deserve. I would like to create a conscience alley whereby half the class could be expressing why the parents haven’t made time for him and the other half conveying why Bernard’s feelings. However, I should think parents who are guilty of ignoring their children, even if only very slightly, might be more affected by the story as a whole. This is a good book about teaching children the importance of inclusion and not ignoring each other. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Meanwhile, the erection of pointless customs barriers between Britain and its nearest markets has obstructed trade, imposed costs on business, snarled up supply chains and stoked inflation.

Business investment has been flat since the referendum, in large part because the political climate has been so unpredictable.In addition to all the problems Behr lists, on 4 September, twelve Tory MPs said they plan to submit letters of No Confidence to the internal 1922 Committee in Truss' first week as PM (they'd need 54 in total). The titular hero is a boy who tries to alert his parents to the presence of a child-eating monster in the garden. Then once the children have an understanding of the text, the teacher could transform the classroom into a TV show (have an image of the TV show name on the whiteboard and set up three chairs at the front of the classroom). Economists, MPs, former Tory ministers, charities, trade unions, businesses, local councils – all can hear rustling in the bushes where a beastly crisis lurks, ready to savage the new prime minister.

Presumably this sort of beastial attack would have generated screams, Bernards monster has some business-looking sharp teeth that protrude from his mouth. The book could be suitable for children with special educational needs due to its repetitive nature and simple, yet effective, imagery.In a brilliant twist, the monster then enters the house and moves into the boy’s room, breaking his toys and eating his dinner.