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Episode 5: Magical Creatures
A magical creature is any person, animal, or other living being -real or imaginary-that is related to or produced by magic. Examples include unicorns, mermaids, acromantulas, and centaurs.

Featured Books
Read Book: The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat, 2014
Join the journey of how an imaginary friend finds the child who can see and love him in this magical tale of perseverance and friendship.

New Book: Dragons Love Tacos 2 by Adam Rubin, 2017.
What will the hungry dragons do when they discover there are no more tacos left in the world?

Extension Activities

1. Invent your own magical creature in a story, drawing, or sculpture. What does it look like? What will you call it? What magical powers does it have?
2. Read a book about mythological creatures. Which one do you think is the coolest?
3. Take a nature walk/hike. What real animals can you spot that have awesome abilities?

Guest Host Spotlight


Gina Detwiler was planning to be a teacher but switched to writing so she wouldn’t have to get up so early in the morning. She is the co-author of the bestselling middle grade fantasy series The Prince Warriors with Priscilla Shirer and is currently working on the third installment of her YA Supernatural series Forlorn, which will be released later this summer. Learn more at https://ginadetwiler.com

Book Recommendations
Board Books:

1. Magical Creatures: A Super Sparkles Concepts Board Book by Anna Award
2. Birthday Monsters by Sandra Boynton
3. Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination by Emily Winfield Martin

Picture Books:

1. If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle
2. How to Knit a Monster by Annemarie van Haeringen
3. Dragons, Dragons & Other Creatures that Never Were by Eric Carle

Chapter Books:

1. Wings of Fire series by Tui T. Sutherland
2. Guardians of Ga’Hoole series by Kathryn Lasky
3. The Prince Warriors series by Gina Detwiler and Priscilla Shirer

YA Books:

1. Forlorn series by Gina Detwiler
2. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
3. Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

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