num_pages: 32
description:  A unique monster-under-the-bed story with the perfect balance of giggles and shivers this picture book relies on the power of humor over fear appeals to a childs love for creatures both alarming and absurd and glorifies the scope of a childs imagination. One night when Ethan checks under his bed for his monster Gabe he finds a note from him instead: Gone fishing. Back in a week. Ethan knows that without Gabes familiar nightly scares he doesn't stand a chance of getting to sleep so Ethan interviews potential substitutes to see if they've got the right equipment for the jobpointy teeth sharp claws and a long tailbut none of them proves scary enough for Ethan. When Gabe returns sooner than expected from his fishing trip Ethan is thrilled. It turns out that Gabe didn't enjoy fishing because the fish scared too easily.
language: English
title: I Need My Monster
publisher: Flashlight Press