Love Monster and the Scary Something

By Rachel Bright

A funny and reassuring story featuring Love Monster, who now appears in his own animated television show on CBeebies!

It’s way past bedtime o’clock in Cutesville and Love Monster is the only one who’s wide awake… Or is he?

As the sounds of the night make his imagination run wild… will he be brave enough to stare his fears straight in the googly eye?

A heart-poppingly empowering, edge-of the-bed story, about how, sometimes, it’s only when we face our fears, that we find out there was nothing to be scared of, after all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Oct 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9780007540334

Rachel Bright

Rachel is a writer of words, drawer of pictures and thinker of happy thoughts. With a cacophony of quirky characters tumbling tirelessly from her imagination, she is one of the South West’s most prolific talents. Creating a growing portfolio of beautifully imagined children’s stories, an award-winning card and gift empire and a smorgasbord of delicate etchings, silk-screens and hand-printed poems, Rachel brings her own unique sunshine to the very young and the slightly older alike.

Reviews for Love Monster and the Scary Something

[abigailadams26 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It's "bedtime o'clock" in Cutesville, and Love Monster is trying to get to sleep. Unfortunately he just can't drop off, lying there listening to the sounds of the night. But when some unexpected noises downstairs convince him that there is a scary something in the house with him, he finds he must choose between cowering under the covers or getting up and discovering what it is....The fourth and thus far final picture-book devoted to the adventures of the eponymous Love Monster, Love Monster and the Scary Something addresses a common childhood experience: feeling afraid of the dark, and the noises coming from it, as one is trying to get to sleep. The conclusion of the story, in which the scary something turns out to be the smallest and cuddliest bunny in Cutesville, emphasizes that often our fears are more disturbing when they are not confronted. I was surprised to see that once again, just as in Love Monster and the Last Chocolate, our monster hero's special lady-monster friend makes no appearance, but leaving that aside, I did enjoy this newest installment of the series. Recommended to anyone who enjoyed the previous books about Love Monsters, as well as to anyone looking for children's stories addressing nighttime stories.

[vivirielle-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It’s way past bedtime, but Love Monster can’t sleep. He’s done his regular bedtime routine, but he keeps hearing scary sounds that are keeping him from being able to sleep. He can hear something in the yard, then coming into the house, and then coming up the stairs! The Love Monster finally gets the courage to get out a flashlight to see what is causing the noise, only to discover when he faces his fear that there wasn’t anything to be scared of all along.

The build-up might be too scary for some children, but for most children this charming book will be able to help them face their fears, particularly the ones they face in the dark. The adorable monster’s worries are relatable to young children, and the scary something at the end will win the hearts of readers as much as the Love Monster itself does. The bright pages and fun words will help make this book a fun bedtime read for young readers are their parents.