 Hello.
My name is Alan Jordan. I wrote The Monster on Top
of the Bed. 
 I
am proud to have received a Nevada Arts Council Jackpot Grant to help
promote this book.
When I meet parents, grandparents, teachers
and librarians they frequently ask these questions:
What age children
like the book?
It was written and illustrated for ages
2-7, but children up to 12 like it, and enjoy listening to it in different
languages with their younger brothers and sisters.
What's it about?
It's about two children who are both
afraid of monsters. One of them, Karrit, gets up the nerve to visit
Suzy. They conquer their fears and become best friends.
"I'm
Karrit, the "monster under the bed." Once I got up the
nerve to make friends with Suzy, we both learned that we never had to
be afraid of monsters again." - Karrit
"I'll
never forget how I felt when I realized how scared Karrit was of me.
He
thought I was a monster.We got over that. Now we're best friends."
- Suzy
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Why did you write it?
As a way to pass on my most important
values to my future grandchildren.
What makes it
unique and special?
It is heartwarming, has valuable life
lessons, collaborators from around the world perform it in English,
Spanish and Italian, and the page-turning sounds make it easy to keep
your place.
Why does it help
children not be afraid of monsters?
- First, This mantra gives children something to
say, something to do to give them a feeling of control when they
are afraid of monsters . . . They know how to banish a monster.
- Drama keeps children interested . . .
- When the story is over children understand that
monsters can be afraid of them too.
Why should I
buy it for my children?
- You'll feel great when children and grandchildren
are no longer afraid of bedtime monsters, and you get to sleep through
the night too.
- If your children are not afraid of monsters, it
will help them to avoid being afraid and
- It's a fun story that children love to read.
- If you read the story at bedtime, children feel
relaxed, peaceful and ready for a good night's sleep.
Make a decision that you'll be happy
with for years to come. Buy your copies of The Monster
on Top of the Bed, now.
The Monster on Top of the Bed is great fun!
 There
are no scary Halloween monsters in this book, and it doesn't have
destructive aspects like a monster truck jam. It won't make your
kid stay up at night like monster energy drinks. In fact, The
Monster on Top of The Bed quells night fears, and makes it
easy for children to fall asleep, unafraid. Karrit, the monster
below the bed, doesn't look like it, but he's a substitute for a
bedtime bear.
Even children with hearing impairments and children
who don't speak English love the story when they use the CD edition.
The Monster on Top of the Bed can even
help parents and grandparents get a good night's sleep when children
sleep peacefully through the night because they see how Karrit and
Suzy work out their fears. And, you will also get a great
night's sleep.
What people and the
press are saying about The Monster on Top of the Bed
"Last weekend, I
had occasion to drive home four rowdy children, ages 5 to 10. One of
them found the CD to The Monster on Top of the Bed and asked me to play
it. Another one found the book and turned the pages for the others.
For the next 15 minutes, I had four rapt children in my car as the CD
played twice. Any story that captures the attention of these four kids
is definitely very good." - Sharon Wood, parent.
"I like the fact that Karrit's smaller
than Suzy, and I love the monster's eyes. You can't tell if the monster
is Asian, Eurasian, or American, and I like the ponytail. Every boy
and every girl can identify with Karrit."
- Belinda Chua, S. F.
Bay Area
The Monster on Top
of the Bed . . . is sure to become a new bedtime classic. All the
components are perfectly intertwined to make the story jump off its
pages and come to life. And in fact it does, in several different versions
that are available . . ." - Donna M. McDine - Donna has been published
in Stories for Children Magazine, and Newsletter for Writers, Kid Magazine Writers, Long Story Short, Institute
of Children's Literature Rx for Writers, Once Upon A Time Magazine.
She contributes articles for the SCBWI Metro NY Newsletter, Cross
& Quill, The Christian Writers Newsletter, and Mom
Writer's Literary Magazine.
". . . These are things that they relate to and when they read
a book it helps them to understand the situation better and feel that
they are not alone.
For example to overcome
my girl's Nighttime Fears, we read a delightful online book called The
Monster on Top of the Bed from Lets Be Creative.org. The ebook is also
available on CD and hardcopy, you'll have to visit the site for more
details. . . The book tells the tale of a monster who lives under the
bed who believes that the girl sleeping on the bed is a Monster on Top
of the Bed. My girl was really amused to think that the monster would
think of the little girl in the book as a monster. . . . " Parenting
Times
 .
. So, instead of asking every 5 minutes if it was time to go, I set
them up with a copy of the book and the CD. I let the CD do the reading
and Walker held the book so that he and Jace could both see. We didn’t
hear from them again until it was time to get ready to go to the game.
. . . Believe it or not, Walker has listened to the CD with the book
several times and I’ve heard him trying really hard to read the book
to his brother without the CD already. Can’t get much better than that!
- Mom is Teaching blog.
 .
. . The Monster on Top of the Bed is a sweet story about a
young girl who has traded places - in a sense - with the monster underneath
her bed. It turns out that she has been frightening him, and once the
two finally communicate with and listen to each other, the misunderstanding
is resolved. It’s a lovely story about overcoming fears and misconceptions
to become friends . . . The book was sent to me as part of a CD set
- in fact, the “book” itself is actually a full-color book inserted
into the CD case. I thought this was very clever, as the packaging comes
completely self-contained, and the size of the book is perfect for little
hands. The illustrations are wonderful, and I particularly love the
adorable gap between Suzy’s teeth. - Tree Root & Twig blog.
 The
author has created a captivating story. Manuela Pentangelo, the illustrator,
has crafted ice-cream-parlor-delicious artwork. On the accompanying
audio-book CD (available separately) the book is performed in English
(2 versions), Italian and Spanish (2 versions.) As children listen to
the different performances, they cannot help but develop an appreciation
for the beauty of different languages. Just by listening, they pick
up many Italian and Spanish words, and start to develop an appreciation
of different cultures.Like the Pixar movie, Monsters, Inc., this book
allows children to discover the fact that a monster might be as afraid
of them, but it does it in a very different, almost cerebral way. Also,
as children read the story, they find a mantra that they can say to
themselves to banish monsters, "You're welcome to stay, until I
say 'nay,' then it's time to go, and you can't say no." Children
love to have magic enchantments, and this mantra can provide great comfort.
- Brenda Silver - Book Reviewer eZineArticles.com The
Monster on Top of the Bed Team:
The e-Discovery
(.pdf) download is only $4.95. You may use it to print as many copies of the book as you want. All of your children or students can have their own copy.
If you took the kids to a movie, you'd
probably spend between $30 and $50. For less than ten dollars
you can entertain them for many weeks. Really. Read the
reviews about the book and the CD.
The Top Ten Reasons for Giving
The Monster on Top of the Bed to
Children, Grandchildren & Students
10. It's available as a digital download,
providing immediate entertainment and quelling of night fears, with
links to download the performances in English, Italian and Spanish.
9. Older children, tweens and preteens
love to read the story to younger children. It's a fun story that
children love to read.
8. It's a great baby sitter - Children
spend hours reading the book and listening to the translations in
different languages.
7. As children listen to the English,
Spanish and Italian versions, they understand different cultures.
6. It helps children to discover the
Golden rule: Do unto others as you would want others to do unto
you.
5. It helps you get a great night's
sleep when the kids sleep through the night.
4. It helps children discover that
friendship conquers fear.
3. The artwork is ice-cream parlor
delicious.
2. It can banish the fear of bedtime
monsters, once and for all.
1. It's a fun story that children love to read.
Give a gift of love . . . a gift that children and grandchildren will cherish. The
e-book version is only $1.99, and it includes a link that lets you download
98 .mp3 files that read the book in three different languages:
English, Spanish and Italian.
To make bedtime
more joyous for children, and for yourself, click the "Continue
to checkout " button below.
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who prefer, we also offer individual tracks for $.99 each and a slightly-different
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