After 20 years of working as a school counselor and successful illustrator, Sean Madden has created a very unique children's book for grades three through six. With his years of experience entertaining children with stories, artwork and music, he developed a fascinating, surreal story entitled, Vito and the Magic Bread to quickly grab a young reader’s attention.

                                                                     ISBN#  978-0-9800675-5-2

Synopsis of Vito and the Magic Bread

    The story is about a magic pig from deep space named Vito. Vito helps an old couple here on Earth. The couple's bakery is about to be taken over by a greedy businessman (Mr. Mole) who wants to demolish it to put up a giant mall. Vito helps the old couple by casting a spell on their oven. The spell makes all of the bread from the oven look like famous people. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Elvis are a small sampling of the “Breadheads,” that make the old couple wealthy enough to save their bakery.

    Ultimately, this book teaches children that love and beauty are more important than power and wealth. The story achieves this goal in a unique way. It is full of strange, surreal creatures, an endearing old couple, their beautiful bakery, and a magic barber pig from outer space with a purple brush cut and sneakers. Vito is a character Sean Madden could easily write sequel after sequel about!

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Sean Madden’s Bio and Contact Information

    Sean Madden currently works as a counselor in the Byron-Bergen school district. As a counselor, he has worked with kids of all ages for over 20 years in schools and mental health centers. As an artist, his detailed pen and ink drawings and paintings have been published in the U.S., the U.K., Australia and Canada. As a jazz guitarist, he has entertained kids and adults in schools and coffeehouses. His character, Vito the Pig developed while Sean was entertaining kids in classrooms, long walks, and car rides. The story Vito and the Magic Bread naturally followed, and was a big hit with teachers and children as soon as they read it.

If you would like to reach Sean, go to: www.seanmaddenart.com, or email him at: smadden5@rochester.rr.com

    “I have been an elementary classroom teacher for 31 years. Read aloud, books have been an integral part of my program. Mr. Madden’s book, Vito and the Magic Bread, was enthusiastically received by my fourth graders. They wouldn’t let me stop reading until I finished the story. They were mesmerized by the illustrations and the imaginative creatures. All of my students loved the story, but I noticed that my gifted students were particularly drawn to the details of the story. All agreed that there should be a sequel or an entire series based on Vito and his adventures. When asked to compare this story with another that they were familiar with, many students suggested The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, by CS Lewis. The Vito series have incredible potential!”