Bibliograph

The wanting monster, by Martine Murray ; illustrated by Anna Read

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The wanting monster, by Martine Murray ; illustrated by Anna Read

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

4+ years

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The wanting monster

Responsibility statement

by Martine Murray ; illustrated by Anna Read

Summary

A gentle and humorous fable about a tiny monster who causes enormous trouble in one village. The story pits the small village, with its stream and forest and fields, against human greed, carefully stirred into the minds of the hapless villagers by the attention-seeking Wanting Monster. The villagers realise that their emergent competitiveness and acquisitiveness has ruined the life and beauty of their village, just as the Wanting Monster, now expelled from the village, realises the value of befriending

Target audience

juvenile

Classification