There’s a Big Humongous Scary Monster
Under My Bed
By Jennifer Jones Smith
I know there is a big
humongous scary monster under my bed because
I can hear him snore at
night.
Sometimes he moans and
groans
like he is having a
nightmare.
And he smells really bad!
You can never be too
careful when you have
a big humongous scary
monster under your bed.
If I hang my book over
the edge of my bed
Maybe he will take it.
If I dangle my feet over
the edge of my bed
Maybe he will tickle my
toes.
Or worse, if I peek over
the edge of my bed
Maybe he will bite my
nose off.
That would look awfully
silly!
Maybe he is a slippery
slimy monster
With an eyeball in the
middle of his forehead.
If he slobbered a wad of
slime on me
I’d be trapped in bed
forever!
If he is a monster from
outer space
he might put me in his
flying saucer
and take me far away!
Maybe he is a dinosaur
monster
with gigantic teeth like
a t-rex.
He could eat me in one
huge bite!
I want to get that big
humongous scary monster
out from under my bed.
If I turned on my mom’s
opera music
and sang along as loud as
I could
would he leave or just
cover his ears?
If I put my pet tarantula
under the bed
would it scare him away
or would he just gobble
it up like a snack?
Ah, hah! A snack. That’s
an awesome idea!
Mom made my favorite
today—peanut butter cookies.
I’ll hide a cookie under
my pillow for tonight.
It’s bedtime. Time to get
that big humongous scary monster
out from under my bed.
I’ll make a trail out my door. [He is breaking the cookie and making a
trail from the
bed out his door.]
Now I’ll wait in bed
until that big humongous scary monster
comes out from under my
bed.
SNIFF! SNIFF! SNIFF! [The monster under the bed is
sniffing.]
I hope he doesn’t see me. [The boy covers his
eyes with his hands.]
CLICK! CLICK! CLICK! [The monsters claws are
tapping the floor as he
climbs out from under the bed.]
I hope he doesn’t scratch
me. [Boy puts pillow in
front of front of face.]
CRUNCH! MUNCH! CRUNCH!
I hope he doesn’t eat me! [Boy hides under bed covers.]
I think he’s outside the
door now.
I should shut it.
But what if he gets me?
AAAAAAAA! [The
monster jumps in bed with the boy.]
LICK! LICK! LICK!
Oh, Skippy!
I’m glad YOU were the big
humongous scary monster under my bed!
3 comments:
Cute story! Perfect and fun picture book!
So cute. It has just the right amount of scary.
Very fun and just the right amount of intense for a picture book. Loved it!
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