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As a parent, one of our greatest fears is not being there to protect our little munchkins. No matter the distance or age, helplessness is the one thing that we all share in common because we simply can not be everywhere. As a father that over protective nature amplifies when you are starring into the eyes of a little girl version of yourself. I know that I wish I could protect her from the world and from everything that she would ever fear. Realistically I know that I can not, and that for my own anxieties I have to be ok knowing I can’t always rush in like a superhero and save the day. Especially when it comes to her fear of monsters and things that go bump in the night. I wish I could beat up those monsters under the bed or drag that monster out of the closet. I can’t, and not all of the time does consoling her prove it’s worth. So I wrote and illustrated  this book with her!  

As Told By Monica is a series about a young 8 and 3 quarter year old girl who naturally has the normal fears that any child would have like the undefeated closest monster, the creature that dwells under the bed, the boogeyman, bugs, thunderstorms, the dark , and so much more. One night her parents give her a magical stuffed animal that happens to go by the name Patches McFly, and her entire world gets transformed! That very night while  shivering in terror under her covers, she is transported to a dreamland where Patches comes to life. Throughout the course of the series the two will set off on adventures and missions where Patches & sometimes Regina Fresh, will teach her the power of her imagination and how to defeat the monsters that plague her and other children trapped in dreamland. 

This series offers a fresh take on how children’s books are formatted by combining manga, comic, and Traditional styles of literature creation. The story itself is fresh, completely original, and nods to a ton of nostalgic moments that we as parents can enjoy as we read to our little ones. For example the second book heavily nods to the Matrix trilogy as you can see in the cover below. The books will also feature dry erase markers so that they can fill in words on the comic/manga half of the book! Every book in the series will come with a slew of stickers and buttons so that your kid can decorate every and anything with the colorful characters from our story! 

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All pre-orders will receive a free Tshirt & mini sketchbook to represent the clothing brand along with stickers and buttons!

As Told By Monika #1 pre order will come in several Tiers that will also come with a ton of extra goodies for the kids. All Tiers are going to printed at 14x17 the size the series was drawn at. Each tier will come with a bookmark and loads of stickers and buttons. Hardcover pre orders will come with a hoodie, t-shirt, and an As Told By Monika bag that will be revealed closer to actual book launch, a copy of the coloring book, and a few more surprises. A wooden fully designed Collectors box will come fresh with an action figure of Patches and Monika, two hoodies, two shirts, a special  hardcover addition that is limited to the collectors box, and an anthology coloring book of all of the TeraVerse Tales, giant dice, and some more surprises. Then there will be the 1 of 1 boxes that will be pricier than the other however every special item from the 1 of 1 boxes will be completely unique to the box down to the hardcover and the anthology coloring book making the entire 1 of 1 unique to the buyer. There will only be about 30 of these ever made for each issue and once we get to issue 20 there will be a grand and unique celebration for the one who has the most boxes. The goal is to make these 1 of 1s a Collectors item that your child can keep with them until they are of an age to cash in on a potential investment like old card games from our time. Coloring book pre orders will be available July 1st with the rest of the pre orders being available around September when the kids go back to school so they can have something fresh and original during reading time.