Book Reviews and Awards for this title are being updated and will be available soon.A little boy doesn’t want to go to bed. He whines. He cries. He throws a tantrum. He begins to grow long claws and a tail. What? A tail? It’s true! This little boy is not only acting like a monster, he turns into one! He growls a scary growl. He grows a tail. But, his parents know what to do. They calmly cuddle, rock, and sing to him. Here is a monster you might actually want to snuggle with as bedtime draws near.
This title is available in English–only, or bilingual English–Spanish editions.
Author
Heather Ayris Burnell grew up in Salinas, California. She now
lives in the mountains of Washington state with her husband,
three children, two big dogs and one feisty cat. Heather liked
writing stories as a kid, but likes writing them even more now
that she’s a grown–up. She believes there is a little bit of
monster in all of us. Bedtime Monster is Heather’s first picture book. Burnell has degrees from Santa Rosa Junior College as
well as Harnell College.
Illustrator
Bonnie Adamson majored in English and then got a second
degree in art from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Before
she turned to illustrating for the children’s market, Bonnie was a
free–lance graphic designer, with clients ranging from textile
manufacturers to nonprofit arts organizations. Now she works
from her home in South Carolina—in a studio cubbyhole wedged
in next to what used to be the children’s playroom.