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Overview

Scholastic Book Club Selection

 

Alabama Camellia Award list, 2010-11, K-1 category

 

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 child’s love for creatures both alarming and absurd, and glorifies the scope of a child’s 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 Gabe’s 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 job—pointy teeth, sharp claws, and a long tail—but 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.

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Publishers Weekly

This debut picture book for both author and illustrator offers a droll take on the monster-under-the-bed theme. Ethan is distressed when he peers under the mattress for his monster but finds only a note: "Gone fishing. Back in a week." How can he fall asleep without Gabe's "ragged breathing. His nose-whistling. The scrabbling of his uncut claws" and the "spooky green ooze" he emits? Concluding that he needs a substitute, the bug-eyed boy knocks on the floorboards to summon one, but the beasts that appear one by one aren't sufficiently menacing ("The whole point of having a monster, after all, was to keep me in bed, imagining all the scary stuff that could happen if I got out"). Ethan engages in spry repartee with the monsters he rejects before Gabe reappears, having cut short his trip. Dramatic in perspective, McWilliam's exaggerated, digitally colored art renders the monsters in a spectrum of neon hues and outlandish shapes. The collaborators ably balance some bedtime chills with humor, and Ethan's enthusiasm for his monster should prove infectious. Ages 4-8. (Apr.)

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A Patchwork of Books
Between the simple hilarity of the story itself and the amazing, gorgeous illustrations, I Need My Monster is a brilliant piece of picture book work.
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Noll turns the tables on monster fears by introducing readers to Ethan, a little boy who can't fall asleep without the ragged breathing and claw-scratching of his favorite monster, Gabe.
It's Good to Be the Queen.com
I admit I picked up this book because of its adorable illustrations, but I assure you the story is just as cute . . . I won't spoil the ending, but it's sure to send your kiddos off to LaLa Land with a smile on their faces.
Just One More Book podcast
A really fun spin on bedtime anxiety and being afraid of being in your bed alone . . . Stunningly gorgeous.
Monster Librarian.com
The same kids who loved Neil Gaiman's The Wolves in the Walls are sure to appreciate 'I Need My Monster,' too. Highly recommended.
The Sacramento Bee
A perfect read-aloud for squirmy youngsters, especially boys . . . exquisitely creepy, perfect for . . . all monster-lovers.
Children's Literature
Our narrator is distressed to find a note under his bed one night. His monster Gabe has gone fishing. And he cannot possibly fall asleep without Gabe's scary noises and green ooze. Hopefully, he awaits a substitute. But Herbert, when he arrives, seems to have neither experience nor claws. Well-groomed Ralph's claws have nail polish on them. Scary claws and slimy tail cannot change the fact that Cynthia is a girl monster, not menacing enough. Mack's long tongue just makes him laugh. Fortunately, to his delight, Gabe returns, ready to do his job. McWilliam uses the end pages for scores of his drawings of monsters to set the stage. Of course the few chosen to star in this comic melodrama are fully developed in color using digital acrylic paint with pencil. The double-page scenes offer details of a young boy's bedroom lit only by a small lamp, with myriad shadows and a mysterious world under the bed. In this humorous, comically exaggerated reversal of the usual fear of monsters there is plenty of good-natured scary stuff. Gabe is refused the blanket and toes to nibble but takes the offered pillow under the bed. "Everything was back to normal. I shivered again. I'd be asleep in no time." Reviewer: Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz
School Library Journal

Gr 1-3

When Ethan's resident "under the bed" monster named Gabe takes an unexpected vacation, a host of substitutes applies to fill in for him. However, none meet the boy's very picky requirements. Noll has great fun describing the interview process: "Do you have long teeth and scratchy claws?" Ethan asks the first candidate, Herbert. "No, but I have an overbite. And I'm a mouth breather." Ralph has the requisite claws, but he polishes them so they are not scary enough. So it goes with all the candidates, until Gabe returns home early, allowing Ethan to get a good night's sleep. The dark humor is perfectly matched to McWilliam's creepy-cute artwork. Any potential scariness in the text and art is offset by the silly details that are included, making for a fun nighttime read for those who enjoy a bit of shiver as they are tucked in to bed. This would also make a great read-aloud for a slightly older audience at a night-themed storyhour.-Maura Bresnahan, High Plain Elementary School, Andover, MA

Kirkus Reviews
Fretting that he won't be able to get to sleep with Gabe, his favorite under-the-bed monster, who has gone off on a fishing trip, a lad holds auditions for a temporary replacement. Unfortunately, the applicants are just not scary enough, despite full complements of talons, googly eyes and like monsterly accoutrements. Displaying a dab hand for accurately rendered fine detail and massy, solid-looking figures, McWilliam depicts a succession of outsize Monsters, Inc.-style creatures bulging up from beneath the young narrator's bed and then retreating grumpily after his polite rejections-until, at last, a pair of huge red eyes and "an ominous puddle of drool" signals the return of his customary bogey. "No other monster can scare me like you!" the child declares happily, and settles down for another untroubled night. A clever anxiety-defuser and an unusually well done double-debut. (Picture book. 5-8)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780979974625
  • Publisher: Flashlight Press
  • Publication date: 4/1/2009
  • Pages: 32
  • Sales rank: 34,740
  • Age range: 5 - 8 Years
  • Lexile: AD490L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 10.28 (w) x 10.22 (h) x 0.41 (d)

Meet the Author

Amanda Noll is a writer. She lives in Spanaway, Washington. Howard McWilliam has won awards for his artwork, including National Young Cartoonist of the Year (UK), and has contributed art to a wide range of magazines and newspapers including, Child Education, The Daily Telegraph, Nursery Education, and The Week.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 11, 2009

    Fun Book for adults and kids

    Both my 7 and 3 year old loved this book. Great for girls and boys. They ask for it to be read again and it is a fun read for adults too. Who as a child did not at some point think there might be something under the bed. Sure to be a classic and I hope this author writes more books. We will be looking for them.

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  • Posted June 19, 2011

    I highly recommend it...

    The story is unique and the illustrations are colorful and really enhance the story even more. I like how the little boy feels that he needs a monster under his bed instead of being scared thinking that there is one. I got this book from the library and my 3 yr old nephew and 5 yr old niece really love it. They were upset when I had to take it back to the library, so now I am going to buy them one. It is a book that I enjoy reading to them, so when they ask me to read it 2 or 3 times in a row I don't mind.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted June 13, 2009

    Nice children's book.

    This book has great illustrations and a funny story. My daughter loves it. Wish I could find it in paperback.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 3, 2012

    Small Text

    Great story, great naration, great illistrations. But text was too small to be read without squinting or enlarging every page. Still had to give it four stars. Great book.

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  • Posted May 22, 2012

    I've read this book more times then i can count y 4 year old lov

    I've read this book more times then i can count y 4 year old loves this book. I highly recommend it.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 1, 2012

    Great Buy

    I saw this book in the Barnes & Noble store and fell in love with the wonderful illustrations. The story is great and my granddaughter loves it. I like to do the reading though and create my own different voices. I would definitely say, "Buy this book!".

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 29, 2012

    3 thumbs up !

    My 2 girls and i love this book, we found it original and funny.

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