What's a girl to do when she realizes her house is full of monsters? She befriends them! This humorous and slightly spooky story will delight any child who has ever suspected that monsters are roaming around the house..--Front Street

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Reviews
We all know they are there…hiding under the bed, in the closet, down in the basement…monsters waiting for our parents to leave and turn out the lights. Join our intrepid heroine (and her scaredy cat) as she ventures into their lairs to flush them out. What she discovers is that monsters are more afraid of each other and of her than she is of them. So, she befriends them, with some amusing consequences. This simple little story is told in spare, rhyming text that is printed at the edge of beautiful full-spread and color-saturated pastel drawings in night-time shades of blues and purples. Occasionally, you have to turn the book sideways to get the right perspective, and this adds to the fun. The expressions on the face of the little girl, her cat and the frightened monsters are wonderfully evocative. This is a book that will delight children both visually and aurally. Hopefully, we will see more picture books from both Thach and Udovic. This would be a great resource for parents to use in dealing with night scares or for teachers or counselors to use as a support for confronting fears
--Reviewer: Paula McMillen, Ph.D

The rhyming text flows smoothly. ...Attractive double-page spreads, several of which require rotating the book to view it vertically, appear to be executed in oil pastels. The varying perspectives and unusual angles help to freshen this take on a perennially popular topic." -Kirkus Reviews

by James Otis Thach
illustrated by David Udovic
32 page picture book
children 3-8
Published by Front Street

About Artist David Udovic