Book Review: The Monster On Top of the Bed

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Rating: ★★★★★ 

Synopsis:

Once upon a time, there was a critter who was scared every day by a little girl named Suzy who loved to jump up and down on her bed. One day a critter who lived under her bed, Karrit, got up the nerve to visit Suzy and become her friend. Because Karrit did that, he discovered that Suzy was also afraid of him. 

Because Suzy did not want the critter to be scared, she treated him the way that she wanted to be treated. She even told him a mantra that her Grandmom had used as a child, “You’re welcome to stay until I say, ‘Nay’, then it’s time to go and you can’t say, ‘no.’ After working through a series of humorous misunderstandings and fears they became best friends, and neither of them were ever afraid of monsters again. 

Review: 

Let me first start off by saying that I love, love, love that the CD-ROM includes a Spanish and Italian version. It is great for kids who may have Spanish or Italian as their first language or even for those that don't. Kids can listen to it in other languages if they want and there's even a few Spanish and a few English versions to choose from.

The book fits nicely in the cd case, so you'll always have one with the other!

The book is about Suzy learning to confront her fear of monsters and that not all "monsters" are scary. She learns that people and "monsters" that come from different backgrounds can be friends and learn to understand each other and that there is no real reason to fear each other.

It is a great book to help kids overcome their fear of what they think is lurking in the corners of their room. The book even references a little chant that Suzy's grandmother taught her to help banish the monsters. The pictures and text are inviting and easy to read. It is an enjoyable book for anyone child that still loves picture books. The questions in the back of the book invite you to ask your child reading comprehension questions after the book or even have them listen to the book in other languages and try to see if they can't understand parts of the story that way.

In addition, the CD-ROM includes a few bonus features such as; extra stories or poems and interviews with the author and illustrator.

Overall, I say it is a great and enjoyable book for kids and one that you can use to help them banish their fears of the night and unknown.

(*Note: I was given a free copy of the book & cd in exchange for an honest review from the author through Goodreads Giveaways.)