There's Something in My Attic

A little girl who was never scared moves with her family from the city to a farm where she’s frightened because she can hear the nightmare in the attic just above her head. Her parents say it’s probably mice, but she knows better. So she grabs her lasso and heads up into the attic to capture the nightmare.

What will happen when she confronts the nightmare?

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This delightful picture book is sure to help young readers deal with nightmares. Humor versus the “monster” creates an imaginative tale for young children learning to face their fears and anxieties. Having a girl as the central character is an added bonus.

The charming illustrations that accompany the story are perfect and having the nightmare monster fear the little show more girl is priceless. The story provides the adult with an opportunity to discuss what is fearful and how the child might deal with it.

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I very much enjoyed reading this book and I feel like it is a great tool for young children who are afraid of monsters. The first reason I liked this book is because of the plot. A little girl moves from the city to a farm and begins to hear noises coming from the attic. She decides to take charge of the situation, venture into the attic and try to lasso the nightmare, which has her teddy bear tight in his arms. She finally captures the monster and goes to show her parents, but he escapes and the little girl decides to get back her bear tomorrow. I like that instead of being afraid of the nightmare, the little girl is brave and faces her fears. This shows children that it is good to be independent and that they should be courageous when show more it comes to these types of things. A second reason I liked this book is because of the illustrations, particularly the depiction of the nightmare. Instead of it being a big, scary monster, Mayer depicts it as a cute and huggable creature. It has big, innocent eyes and just wants to play with the little girl’s teddy bear. This depiction helps ease children’s fears about monsters. The big idea of this story is that not everything is what it seems, and that monsters really aren’t so scary after all if you face your fears. show less

This would be a very good book to read at bed time, especially for children who are afraid of the dark or who "hear things" at night. The book even shows pictures of the "monster" as being somewhat cute (not scary looking at all). I think young children can also easily relate to this.

I greatly enjoyed reading the book, “There’s Something In My Attic’, because is a fun, easy, and relatable book to read. Children usually worry about some kind of ‘monster’ living somewhere in their house, the same is true for the young girl in the book. The author’s first relatable part, is when the girl calls her parents into her room. The author ties in how logically and reasonably the parents react to their daughter telling them something is living in their attic. I found this part to be highly relatable to my own childhood, when I told my mom there was something under my bed. The book’s funniest moments are when the girl chases the monster around her house, trying to get her new teddy bear back. The author does a show more great job of transitioning from the girl being scared to her becoming brave. show less

This book was about a little girl who kept hearing something upstairs in her attic when she was trying to sleep, so she decided to go upstairs by herself, investigate, then lasso whatever it was and bring it down to show her parents. The big idea of this story was bravery. The girl was brave enough to stop being scared and go upstairs by herself to take care of the problem herself. I liked this book for two main reasons. The first reason I liked it was because of the little girl’s character. She was determined to prove to her parents that there was something in the attic, and she was going to take care of it. She was also determined not to give up either, because when the nightmare “got away” she just turned and said “Nightmares show more are very tricky, and sometimes they just slip away. I’ll just have to get my bear back tomorrow.” The second reason I liked this book was because the illustrations were very detailed and relatable. For example, when the girl got upstairs and saw the nightmare had her teddy bear, she was firm saying “Hey! That’s my teddy bear! Give it to me!” and the illustration showed her face being serious and stern with the nightmare. Having the relation of the illustration definitely helped me as the reader to get an idea of the girl’s expressions. show less

This book describes the fears of a young girl, who is certain "There's something in my attic." The girl, having moved onto a farm with her family is scared because she believes there is a nightmare in the attic. Mom and Dad tell her its just mice, but she is skeptical. The girl grabs a lasso and goes up to the attic to investigate. She finds toys , but suspects something creeping. She finds a monster holding her teddy bear and lasso's it, pulling it to her parents room. It slips away as she vies to show her parents, so she waits to the following night. I enjoyed this book. It reveals the fears of any child, but shows that the monsters are just as afraid as scaredy ones themselves.

This story by Mercer Mayer is one that I remember reading when I was younger. It is about a child believing that there is something living in the attic because of the noises he hears coming from it. Children always go through the "monster under my bed" stage and I believe that this story is a good understanding of that fear. As it turns out, the noise coming from the attic is not a monster or anything scary at all.