Bedtime for Beasties

Leslie Staub is the author of Time for (Earth) School, Dewey Dew and How Do You Say I Love You, Dewey Dew?. She is also the author and illustrator of Bless This House, and has illustrated various titles including Lee Bennett Hopkins' Lives: Poems About Famous Americans and Mem Fox's Whoever You Are. Jia Liu received her MFA in Illustration Practice from Maryland Institute College of Art. She is also the illustrator of Terrific Tongues! Visit: www.jia-liu.com.

"In a surreal dreamscape filled with colorful monsters, a child's initial fright turns to whimsy upon realizing they are in control of their own destiny...in rhyming couplets, the story turns fanciful as the child starts to boss the monsters around. Staub...plays with language, delaying the rhyme with a page turn or pre-empting an obvious rhyme with a surprise word. Illustrator Liu's digital art looks hand-drawn, with a childlike sense of play that conveys the humor. A solid...rhyming story about conquering one's nighttime fears." -Kirkus Reviews