The King and the Monster

<p>Are you looking for a way to explain the disease of addiction to young children?</p><p>Do you want a book that...</p><p>Is a story of love and compassion?</p><p>Has a vision of healing health and happiness?</p><p>You've found it!</p><p>Late one night Kathi Lockwood received a phone call from a family member. She heard a frantic voice: Please write a book to help me explain to Annie* why her father had to go away. Six-year-old Annie's dad had just entered a rehabilitation center for addiction.</p><p>With an aching heart yet up to the challenge Lockwood conceived the metaphor of the King and the Monster: a loving father who falls into the trap of addiction. When the King asks for help Guardian angels a wisdom tree and Healing Helpers all aid him in his journey to health and his joyful reunion with his family.</p><p>*fictitious name</p>