I was immediately drawn to this book by the cover illustrations. It happens a lot, because if I like the illustrations then there's a good chance I'll like the story. And that's exactly what happened with this book. Ethan is a little boy with a monster under his bed and he's happy with this arrangement. Until one night, when Gabe leaves a note explaining that he'll be gone fishing for a week. Poor Ethan doesn't know how he'll survive - he can't sleep without knowing his monster is under the bed.
Throughout the night Ethan is visited by substitute monsters, but none of them can replace Gabe's ragged breathing, nose-whistling and the scrabbling of his uncut claws. Ethan sends each monster away, resigned to the fact that he simply won't be getting any sleep that week.
I love this book! The hilarious dialogue between Ethan and the monsters combined with beautiful, colorful illustrations make it a lot of fun to read.
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