The Wanting Monster Traditions Dad dreams of watching you

Dad dreams of watching you grow

and the outdoors

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

another boy kicks his feet like splashy flippers

The Wanting Monster Traditions Dad dreams of watching youA 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