
MONKEY KING AND THE WORLD OF MYTHS (BOOK 2): THE BATTLE OF THE BEASTS
Author-Illustrator: Maple Lam
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons BFYR
Pub. Date: August 19, 2025
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Percy Jackson meets Dragon Ball in the second book of this adorable, funny, and action-packed graphic novel series! Now the Monkey King and his sidekick Cerberus are bursting into the world of Japanese folklore!
Monsters of the East, beware! Sun Wukong (aka the Monkey King) and his trusty three-headed pal Cerberus are headed on their next monster-hunting mission to Heian-Kyo, capital of ancient Japan—a city where long ago humans and beasts lived together in peace. But since the great war, the beasts have been cast out of the city and things seem more divided than ever.
When he crash lands in the city, Wukong finds himself in the middle of it all. He soon meets a boy named Momotaro who believes the beasts have stolen an important magical object, and a kitsune named Kit who is convinced humans have burned down the beast’s only source of food in the wild. With these latest incidents, the tension between beasts and humans comes to a breaking point.
A stellar illustration of the time-honored, universal power of friendship, communication, and mutual trust.

I had a blast following Sun Wukong on his hilarious adventures as he navigates world myths retold with a twist.
A fantastic retelling of an old classic tale from the East.
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