The Monster Bed

This book has a nice twist when it shows the monsters afraid of humans. Children are often afraid of the dark and monsters and the story does a good job of turning the tables and making things less scary. The ending made me feel as though the author acknowledged that children will still believe in monsters under the bed but she made them a lot less scary.

I thought this book is very cute and is a wonderful book to present to children during a read-aloud. The rhyming text is engaging and draws the reader into the story. Also, the plot of this story is very humorous. It comes from the perspective of a young monster, who is afraid of humans under his bed. This book sends a positive message about facing your fears, no matter how scary.

I had high hopes for this book. I love the illustrations (although the cover could be better). And the story moves along. However there is a page where the little dragon purposely hurts his mother, that I don’t agree with. And it’s just glossed over. So no, not this book, not for me, and not for my library.

I love this book! It is a family favorite. It helps to teach about not fearing the "monster under the Bed". It is told from the eyes of a young monster who thinks he has a "human" under his bed. A sweet story.

I like this reversal of the common fear but I don't know if it would actually be reassuring to children who are fearful of monsters under their bed. I love the inclusion of a stuffed toy monster from [b:Where the Wild Things Are|19543|Where the Wild Things Are|Maurice Sendak|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61mzRB7PCmL._SL75_.jpg|3020535].

Dennis is a monster that is scared that humans live under the bed. He tells his mother how scared he is and wants her to promise him that humans do not live under the bed. Dennis is so frightened he decides to sleep under the bed so humans will not get him. A young boy travels into Dennis’s home and into his bed. He wasn’t tired and was worried about monsters, he checks under the bed and spots Dennis the monster under the bed. The book is very interesting because it teaches children of the opposite fear. Most children do fear monsters under the bed so it helps them get over that fear by placing the characters in the book the monster.

cute cute cute cute! Addresses fear in an interesting, entertaining way: through the eyes of a monster. It would be great for a read aloud book or just a fun option for the children to have in the classroom library for SSR.