Miss Turie's Magic Creatures

by Joy Keller, Richard Watson (Illustrator)

Overview

Dragons, Chimeras, and Hydras, oh my!

Come explore Miss Turie's Magic Creatures, the most exotic pet store you've ever seen! Miss Turie guarantees to "have the pet that's right for you," but can she find a match for her toughest customer yet?

Told in an upbeat, fast-paced rhyme, children will laugh as they learn about mythical creatures and contemplate what they might be like as a household pet. Following the story is a catalog of each featured creature with a more detailed history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781943147410
Publisher:	The Innovation Press
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	397,286
Product dimensions:	9.90(w) x 9.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	5 - 10 Years

About the Author

Joy Keller is the author of fun and fantastic picture books, including Monster Trucks and Miss Turie's Magic Creatures. When she's not writing, she's teaching fourth graders how to write. She lives in Fairport, New York with her husband, two children, and several cats.

Richard Watson spent many of his younger years drawing medieval knights, dragons, and entire comic books inspired by his love of reading. He studied illustration at Lincoln University and lives in the north of England.

Editorial Reviews

"Watson's bright, lively illustrations move us right into Keller's delightful story."

Booklist

"Watson's bright, lively illustrations move us right into Keller's delightful story."

Booklist

2018-06-25
Miss Turie attempts to lure a boy into purchasing a magical pet.Miss Turie guarantees that she always finds a match for potential owners of her magical creatures. The beguiling pet shop boasts an assortment of mythological animals: a unicorn, a dragon, griffons, a kraken, a golem, a chimera, and more. After introducing this range of colorful potential pets to a child who rejects each one, Miss Turie seems out of options and at her wits' end—and her customer shares her frustration. Nothing shocks Miss Turie more than when the brown boy with dark brown curly hair points to a sleeping creature. "It won't fetch or give you hugs or greet you at your welcome mat. Its claws and fangs are dagger sharp!" she warns. The boy's mythical creature of choice is a friendly and adorable, seemingly ordinary gray tabby cat. Before Miss Turie can mention a last caveat, the boy has happily purchased his new friend—which leaves a trail of rainbows, sparkles, and stars behind them. Backmatter provides an illustrated glossary of enchanted beasts and their countries of origin, with the last page prominently dedicated to the cat. The cartoon artwork is colorful and blithe, with the fabled beings possessing as much personality as the eccentric, brown-skinned, big-hair-don't-care Miss Turie. This exploration of ancient mythical creatures as potential pets satisfies with its double twist ending. (Picture book. 3-7)

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