The Wanting Monster

Launch

The Wanting Monster by Martine Murray, illustrated by Anna Read. Parachute Press 2021

Samantha launched The Wanting Monster at The Mill, Castlemaine, with an interactive reading that wove text and movement with children howling and the crowd stomping.

In the story, The Monster causes enormous trouble in The Village and in the minds of the hapless villagers. Luckily, a clear-eyed child knows how to bring The Monster down to size!

Like all good fairytales, mystery and enchantment are counterposed with profound underlying truths.