The Wanting Monster Traditions story by story

story by story

and the outdoors

Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking

the Haitian spirit who performed drag in the realm of the dead

and preschoolers to recognize real kids and families that are both different and like their own

The Wanting Monster Traditions story by storyA Marginalian Favorite Book of 2025! From award winning author Martine Murray (dubbed Australia's Kate DiCamillo) and artist Anna Luisa Read comes a timeless and timely tale about the monstrousness of envy, and every creature's even a monster's need for love. It starts with a whisper in your ear. A prickly feeling that something isn't quite right. And it builds until a sneaky, possessive thought wriggles into your mind, and an insidious want burrows