- Mythology
- Graphic Novels
- Ages 7–10
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Monkey King and the World of Myths is Maple Lam's bright, funny middle-grade graphic-novel collection that sends Sun Wukong, the mischievous Monkey King of Chinese legend, on a globe-trotting tour through the mythologies of the world. To earn his godhood he must travel from one culture's legends to the next — Greek, Japanese and beyond — defeating monsters, potty-training the odd three-headed hound, and making unlikely friends along the way. Author-illustrator Lam blends slapstick comedy, action and a genuine love of the myths she romps through, slipping timely ideas about mistrust and prejudice inside joyfully silly monster hunts. Colourful, fast-moving and hugely accessible, it is a comic-mad reader's gateway into world mythology.
Maple Lam's bright, slapstick graphic-novel collection sends the Monkey King on a mission through world mythology — Greek, Japanese and beyond — in joyfully silly, fact-loving monster hunts.
Primary themes
Tone palette
- Funny
- Silly
- Exciting
- Adventurous
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
Cultural ubiquity
2/ 5A working classic for readers in the know.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 2 books.
About the creator