Monster-Scared
by Betina Birkjær (Author) Zarah Juul (Illustrator)
For anyone who's ever been monster-scared comes a lighthearted book about the dark. About what lives in the attic. And about discovering that monsters are--perhaps--mostly scary in your imagination.
There's a monster living in the attic. Not a loud monster but a quiet one. It's probably making a kid trap. Each night, it grows in the dark. Everyone knows monsters feed on darkness.
This is Monster-Scared. With humor and charm, award-winning author Betina Birkjær and illustrator Zarah Juul show us how the things we can't see grow bigger and scarier, how the slightest sound or shadow can send shivers down our back, and how monsters are--perhaps--mostly scary in our imagination.
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Publishers Weekly
Generously stroked ink and wash illustrations create a brooding atmosphere for this consideration of how to handle a monster's possible presence. A white-presenting child in a horned cap narrates, describing how the hat's "long ears" help them detect the being's quiet sounds. "Mom says what I'm hearing isn't the monster," Birkjær writes, lines rendered in conversational English by Øgaard Jensen and Longo--"Just an animal in the attic building a hidey-hole." But the child remains alert, and descriptions of their nighttime experience (about a rustling sound: "I'm almost too scared to breathe") accompany schemes to vanquish the monster (laying a trap, making an orchestral ruckus). Concluding with a visit to the attic, this perceptive exploration of big feelings both allows the protagonist to take actions that validate their experience and lets readers know they're not alone. Ages 3-8. (Sept.)
Copyright 2023 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.Anna Margrethe Kjærgaard is a well-established Danish illustrator. She trained at the Danish School of Design and Akademia Sztuk Pieknich in Poland. She has illustrated many stories, easy-readers, and picture books. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Danish Ministry of Culture's illustrator award.
Sinéad Quirke Køngerskov, Ph. D., is a Danish-to-English translator with many published translations. She is also secretary of the Association of Danish-English Literary Translators.
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV052000 - Juvenile Fiction | Monsters
