Review: What's hiding under your bed?
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
What could be more frightening than a monster under your bed?  Well, if you actually are a monster, a child just might scare the daylights out of you if he's hiding under your bed.Who's Under The Bed by Ally Nathaniel,  is an adorable story, full of colourful pictures. It tells the tale of a monster who is frightened of the child hiding under his bed.  He asks his Mom to stay with him until he falls asleep.  His Mom, helps him discover that children really aren't that scary, in fact, they are quite a lot like him!  Will this little monster finally put aside his fears and learn to sleep by himself?The story takes a humorous look at a child's nighttime fears.  The story follows the process that the little monster takes to sort through the thing that scares him at night.  He finds ways that he and the child under his bed are the same, and that makes the child less scary!My daughter thinks it's funny that a monster would be scared of a child hiding under the bed.  Kids aren't scary!Although the book is meant to help child deal with nighttime fears, the story has actually helped my daughter get over some of her fears of trying new things.  Most recently she started soccer and was worried about meeting the other kids and not knowing how to actually play soccer.  We sat down for a few minutes and pretended to be the little monster from the book and discovered ways that she and the other kids at soccer are alike.  She found ways that I never even thought of.  Once she figured out that the other kids are similar to her, she was much less frightened and when we actually got to soccer she was participating in all the drills.  Working through her fears before we started soccer, really helped prepare her for a new world of fun!One criticism I have of the book is that the text for each image doesn't all fit on one page.  I would like to see either the images on one page and the corresponding text on another, or it all to fit on one page.  The way it is currently doesn't detract from the story in any way, this is just a personal preference.I loved the story, but my daughter who is three finds it a little bit scary for bedtime.  Written in easy to read English, this book would be perfect for a new reader.  An adorable story with a unique twist on a common childhood fear.Disclosure: I received the products mentioned above for this review. No monetary compensation was received by me. This is my completely honest opinion above and may differ from yours.