{"product_id":"the-morals-of-monster-stories-leslie-ormandy-9781476664842","title":"The Morals of Monster Stories: Essays on Children's Picture Book Messages","description":"\u003cp\u003e The simplicity of children's picture books--stories told with illustrations and a few well chosen words or none at all--makes them powerful tools for teaching morals and personal integrity. Children follow the story and see the characters' behaviors on the page and interpret them in the context of their own lives. But unlike many picture books, most children's lives don't feature monsters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of new essays explores the societally sanctioned behaviors imparted to children through the use of monsters and supernatural characters. Topics include monsters as instructors, the normalization of strangers or the \"other,\" fostering gender norms, and therapeutic monsters, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leslie Ormandy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476664846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476664842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018","brand":"Leslie Ormandy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485288214783,"sku":"9781476664842","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15251e74-28f3-4eb7-ac84-f179c77eef02.jpg?v=1778049010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-morals-of-monster-stories-leslie-ormandy-9781476664842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}