Monster Fables (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781953048592)

Monster Fables is a fairy tale story about a kindly wizard who lives in a castle and uses his magic to teach and help children who have various social and moral difficulties. It is a collection of 5 different stories - about an Ice Cream Monster, a Toy Thief Monster, a Playground Bully Monster, a Homeless, a Shy Monster, and 3 Class Clown Monsters. Each monster is actually a child that struggles with a problem related to the type of monster that they are transformed into. Near the end of the book, the wizard is revealed and his gift of a special magic potion that transforms each child is explained. The wizard's history and his personal life are explained also in the last section of the book. It was primarily influenced by Disney, and by experiences that I have had while babysitting for my sisters.