BOOK REVIEWS

Title: Spooky Mooky, Volume II of the Daydreams Collection

Author: Alan St. Jean

5.0 out of 5 stars

"Ralphie is afraid of the dark. It's time for bed and Mom wants to turn the bedroom light off. It's Ralphie's 8th birthday, and Mom feels that's old enough for the bedroom light to be off. She kisses Ralphie goodnight, and the light goes off. Ralphie tries to talk himself into not being afraid of the dark. Something taps at his window. Ralphie imagines a ten-foot tall monster. Then Ralphie hears something under his bed. He's sure there's a monster with tentacles and a beak under his bed. Then he hears a swooshing noise in his closet and he pulls the sheets up over his head.

"Just when his terror soars with new sounds, somebody's footsteps are heard coming up the stairs, the bedroom door is opened, the light comes on, and... you will just have to read this scary-but-great-fun book to see what happens next to Ralphie! I give this book a High Five because I can feel Ralphie's terror and I love how the book ends. Like 'Big Fella', this book comes with a delightful CD narrated by the author and has a song written by the author called 'Spooky Mooky Dance'. Your children will love this book, especially if they have a vivid imagination when things go 'bump' in the night!"

     V.S. Grenier
     Stories for Children Magazine