Under My Bed

by Laura Sterling, Sandra Samson (Illustrator)

Overview

Whats Under My Bed? Find out in this poetic tale about kindness, responsibility, and an unexpected visitor in the night. A read-together story for the young and the young at heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781504954440
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	10/16/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	20
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Under My Bed the first children’s book written by Laura Sterling. It features illustrations by her friend Sandra Samson. Laura and Sandra both live in Edmonton, Alberta, in western Canada. About the Author Laura Sterling is an only child who has worn out countless library cards. She can often be found with her nose in a book instead of doing grown up stuff like cleaning dust bunnies from under her bed. Laura regularly shares her love of books as a volunteer reader for a local Grade 6 class. She is aunt to an assortment of dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, ponies and even a llama, and acts as the pet-sitter when their humans travel. Laura has a wandering spirit, a vivid imagination, and a love of storytelling. She works for a non-profit NGO as an outreach support worker and event organizer. A champion of community building, Laura is also the 2009 YWCA Women of Distinction award winner in the Advocacy category. www.laurasterlingwrites.com About the Illustrator Sandra believes in living a creative life whether as a hairstylist behind a chair, to doodling, painting, scrapbooking, sewing, and much more. She enjoys inventing, experimenting, taking risks, making mistakes, and having fun. The opportunity of being an illustrator found her and is now something she can add to her repertoire. Most of her inspirations revolve around her two children who she thinks are her best works of art yet and her supportive husband who never allows her to think that any job is too big for her to dare or tackle.

Read an Excerpt

Under My Bed

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By Laura Sterling

AuthorHouse

Copyright © 2015 Laura Sterling
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-5049-5445-7

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CHAPTER 1

Teddy & I were tucked in tight Mom kissed us and turned out the light We'd had a day filled with fun Tired and soon dreamtime would come

New adventures awaited tomorrow we hoped "What was that?" Our eyes flew wide open! The bed began to tremble and shake We clung to each other, make no mistake From underneath us there came such a sound Teddy and I were shocked and confounded

"Hrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaachooo!"

Teddy & I crept to the foot of the bed Took a deep breath and peeked over the edge We gasped and we gaped As a giant paw reached out and a gruff voice said "Pass me a tissue if you please The dust under here is making me sneeze My nose is stuffed and my whiskers twitch Perhaps you could scratch all the places I itch"

"Is this any way to treat a guest? Making them sleep in all this mess"

"I don't think we've been introduced I would have remembered someone like you There's no way you can sleep on my floor My mom won't let you that's for sure"

"Fred's my name and what a relief My back is sore and my knees creak My cousin Eugene didn't think you would mind If I stayed from time to time What he forgot to mention was all the dust And that I would be sleeping on piles of junk"

(Continues...)

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