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 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.