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The Helping Beast wasn’t nice, but he wasn’t bad either. He was just big and grumpy.  People in the village said that if you needed help the Helping Beast would help. 

But it was never for free. 

The Helping Beast

Welcome to TheHelpingBeast.com, the official website for the children’s story The Helping Beast by Michael Durwin. Michael is also the author of the children’s 1-page stories series for early readers Max Brow Adventures and Astro Bots. Come back regularly to read or print these 1-page (okay, sometimes they take up 2 pages) stories. You can find them in the News, Stories, & Blog section of the website. Purchase information for The Helping Beast is coming soon. Use the contact button below if you’d like The Helping Beast for your school or library or to request remote classroom readings. Don’t forget, before you can read The Helping Beast, clean your room, brush your teeth, and get your pajamas on!

News, Stories, & Blog

  • The Helping Beast on Kindle
    The Helping Beast is not yet available on Amazon, but you can load it up right to your Kindle without having to go through Amazon.…
  • The Beastly Podcast
    Hello everyone! I’ve decided to launch a podcast. I’m not 100% sure of what I’m going to do with it, but to begin I’ll be…
  • Max Brow’s Beach Adventure
    Once upon a time, nestled in a quiet town, a peculiar character named Max Brow resided. Unlike his human counterparts, Max Brow was not a…
  • Hen Hair Finds a Squirrel
    In a small town not far from here, where the cobblestone streets echo with years, lived a girl most peculiar, by the name of Hen…
  • The Helping Beast in Libraries
    The Helping Beast has been submitted and accepted to several public and school libraries in the Massachusetts Metrowest area. As soon as the first printing…