Bedtime Story with a Twist in Adorable Picture Book

Young children never want to go to bed and sometimes the fear that there are monsters in the closet or under the bed can cause them to want to stay awake. Huw Aaron's adorable picture book Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob has a twist on this bedtime story that shows that Mom can put their child to be with cuddles, a story to read, and the usual goodnight kiss. Little Blob does not want to go to bed, but he must still brush his teeth and get ready for bed. All of the other little monsters are asleep. Yeti has turned off her light. The little demon has taken his medicine for his cough and is now ready for bed. Little Dracula has brushed his teeth. Mom tells her little blob that all of the monsters are asleep and there is nothing to fear. She tells her little blob that if the dark clouds are scary, then he should just tell them goodby because the little black clouds will also go to sleep.

Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob is the perfect bedtime story for calming fears. The text is written in rhymes and the illustrations are adorable. If children feel that all of the monsters are asleep, they will feel better about going to bed.

Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob is recommended for ages 3-7. It was published by Viking, a division of Penguin/Random House. It has an ISBN of 978-0-593-69539-5.

Getting young children ready for bed is often a difficult task. Sleep is not something that young children want to do. Bedtime stories can help, and this hilarious and entertaining bedtime story with a twist on the monsters that may be in your child's imagination at bedtime is a fun read for ending the day. If all of the monsters are asleep, scary thoughts will not come.

*Read Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob in a story time session for bedtime. Call attention to the little blob that does not want to sleep. Mom sees her cute little blob yawning and she knows that he is tired from the long day. She describes all of the little monsters that are preparing for bed.

*Engage your child in a discussion of any fear that they have about monsters in the closet or under their bed. You can add their monster to the group of monsters from the story that are now asleep. It is a comforting thought that all of the monsters are asleep.

*Call attention to the illustrations of the little monsters that are preparing for bed. Engage your child in a discussion of the things that one must do to prepare for bed. Which monster from the book do they find to be the most frightening? Call attention to the fact that these little monsters also prepare for bed and soon fall asleep.

*The text is written in rhymes. Engage your child in listening to the rhyming words. Play a clapping game at bedtime while reading the story when they hear a rhyming word in the text.

*Frankie the little green monster is having a glass of milk before bed. Prepare a bedtime snack with milk and cookies or a healthy piece of fruit.

Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob is a fun read for the coming Halloween holiday. Your child might like to create a costume similar to a character from the story.

Huw Aaron is a cartoonist, author, and illustrator from Wales. He found his career as an illustrator when working as a magazine cartoonist. He has provided cartoons for Harvard Business Review, Reader's Digest, Private Eye, and The Spectator.

His hilarious and colorful illustrations for Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob add creativity to this entertaining bedtime story.