Author(s): Hayley Wells

General Picture Books

Once upon a time, there was an island controlled by a mighty monster. This monster was much bigger, meaner and hungrier than any of the other islanders. It always wanted more, more, MORE of the best, newest and shiniest things, putting the islanders to work to satisfy its greed. But the more the monster has, the more it wants... until one day, a little islander decides that enough is enough and she sets out to discover just why the monster always wants more.

What secrets will the little islander discover?Will the monster learn to share, and appreciate a simpler life?Hayley Wells' debut picture book is a modern fairy tale with a moral message. Do we all need to keep producing and consuming more and more in order to be happy... or should we all be a little less greedy?

PUBLICATION JUNE 2021