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Synopsis
A Bedtime Story. A Personal Monster. Fantasy Invades Reality...and Must be Stopped. When a creature from a bedtime story takes on a life of its own, fantasy invades reality. Patchy's personal monster will devour her, unless her father can teach her to wield the power that created the monster in the first place: the imagination.
Is Deborah Hersh Is a Liar appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A child named Patchy must confront a monster from her bedtime story that has become real, learning to use her imagination as a power. Contains mild fantasy peril and themes of facing childhood fears.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include anxiety and monster/creature fear.
Who'll love this
Kids will love the idea that their imagination can become a real weapon against monsters they've created.