Even Monsters Need to Sleep by acclaimed author-illustrator team Lisa Wheeler and Chris Van Dusen puts a fresh and humorous spin on the classic bedtime story. Perfect for readers who enjoy How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? and other subversive bedtime tales. What do you do before you go to bed at night? Bigfoot hugs his wooby extra tight, while aliens have pillow fights. Nessie gets a drink, then swims down deep. But in the end, everybody needs to sleep . . . even monsters! PreS-Gr 1—In this rhyming metafictional bedtime story, a blue monster dad puts his pink pajama—clad monster child to sleep by reading a book about how other monsters get ready for bed. Bigfoot cuddles with a "wooby," aliens have pillow fights, a dragon "talks and talks," Nessie "gets a drink…then gets a drink…then gets a drink." Each monster's description is followed by a lulling refrain of "even [name of the monster] needs to sleep." Finally, Dad checks under the bed "for YOU" and the little monster falls asleep, cozy in bed…or so it seems! Van Dusen's vivacious gouache illustrations offer plenty of playful details that enliven Wheeler's sedate verse—dragon parents mournfully look at their talkative offspring, one of the Billy Goats Gruff reads a story to the boy troll, a giant clutches a tiny teddy bear. The story really begins on the wraparound cover that features the kid monster running from the dad monster, continues to the recto and verso where the little monster hides behind the curtains and then gets dragged off to bed, then finally shows the little monster tiptoeing away once again on the endpapers. VERDICT A fun and relatable bedtime romp that will hopefully inspire kids to fall asleep and stay asleep, unlike its mischievous protagonist.—Yelena Alekseyeva-Popova, formerly at Chappaqua Library, NY “A worthy addition to the large canon of monster bedtime books.” - Booklist What do you do before you go to bed at night? Bigfoot hugs his wooby extra tight, while aliens have pillow fights. Nessie gets a drink, then swims down deep. But in the end, everybody needs to sleep . . . Even Monsters Lisa Wheeler is the author of Someone Builds the Dream, illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist Loren Long, as well as other popular and award-winning picture books, including Even Monsters Need to Sleep, Mammoths on the Move, One Dark Night , and the Dino-Sports series. She lives near Detroit, Michigan. You can visit her online at lisawheelerbooks.com.   Chris Van Dusen is the author/illustrator of many picture books, including A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee, If I Built a Car , and The Circus Ship . He also illustrated the popular Mercy Watson series written by Kate DiCamillo. He lives with his family in Maine. You can visit him online at www.chrisvandusen.com.