If Your Monster Won't Go to Bed
Illustrator
Zachariah Ohara
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780553496550
Pages
40 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
If you have a monster that won’t go to bed, don’t bother asking your parents to help. They know a lot about putting kids to bed, but nothing about putting monsters to bed. It’s not their fault; they’re just not good at it. Read this book instead.
Grade Level
PK-1, K-3
Lexile Measure
AD780L
Diversity Topics
Racial Diversity; Interracial; mixed race; interracial relationship; interracial parents; biracial child
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (African American) / White
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Crystal Kite Member Choice Award, 2018, Winner, Southwest
Keywords
monsters; bedtime; parents; whimsy; help; recommendations; advice; bedtime routine
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Vega, Denise, "If Your Monster Won't Go to Bed" (2017). Diverse Families. 589.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/589