Age: K-2nd grade

A little boy is worried that he won't be able to sleep without his scary, slimy, sharp-clawed monster under the bed. Several substitutes arrive but nothing compares to his regular. The dialogue is great and kids are sure to love this book. It's a great way to flip the scary monster idea on its head because the little boy feels comfort in his creepy, scary monster, not terror.

I was a little peeved by Noll's genderized monsters--Ethan rejects a monster because girl monsters belong to girls and boy monsters to boys. I understand that a child could find great and funny logic in this but do we need to exacerbate it?