5/5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers, and Guilherme Karsten for allowing me to read and review this book.

This is such a cute book. It would be very helpful for any kids that are afraid of the monster under the bed. It shows that they aren't so bad, but actually just tired as well. I look forward to reading this book to my future children.

Read this to my kids and they both loved it. Fun story for bedtime with silly interactive questions? Both 7 and 9 year old enjoyed it.

Guilherme Karsten"s Are You a Sleepy Monster? is a cute bedtime story for your own little monsters. I love reading my boy's stories and considering my oldest is currently obsessed with monsters, he very much enjoyed this.

We love monster books!! This was so cute and so fun! My daughter loved it and wants one of her own now.

This is such a perfect bedtime story. Short sweet and cute with adorable pics. I think putting the spin of the monster thinking it’s weird to climb into the bed instead of under it will crack kids up

had so much fun reading this book, the story is so adorable and the illustrations were so well done and charming, there’s so many little details in every page that I couldn’t stop but be mesmerized by it all. I will definitely be recommending it! Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this early copy

This is an adorable bed time story, and I just know my niblings would love it. The monster is cute, and I think young kids would love it. The illustration is adorable.

This is a lot of fun. If you have a monster obsessed child like mine they'll love it.

The illustrations are the high point with fluid, expressive illustrations dripping in character.

One thing I find with some of these 'join in' style books is it's not always abundantly clear to the child what they should say. My son is 3 and loves monsters. He gladly wants to join the monster under the bed and agree with him that he's a monster. Mind you he also wants to let the pigeon drive the bus so maybe it's just him.

The other thing to be mindful of is you may want to avoid this if your child is sensitive to mentions of monsters under the bed at all.

This was lovely. I read it aloud to my wife and this will make a perfect read aloud to a child at bedtime. Gorgeous illustrations too!

I loved this. The illustrations were fun, and I really enjoyed the way that the reader was involved in the story.

A wholesome story with an unexpected twist at the end. This story is about a monster who is getting to go to bed. The monster is “talking” to the reader and attempts to get the reader to first go to sleep under the bed. The illustration are cute and the story is funny. The book is interactive because it feels like the monster is talking to the reader. The book is perfect to read to little ones who need a bit of help getting into bed.


Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group-White Lion, Happy Yak for sending me an ARC in exchange of an honest review of the book received.

This is such a cute story. The little monster character is quite endearing! I feel that this story does a great job of drawing the reader in, and taking a very common issue or monsters under the bed and putting a spin on it that would make a reader feel safe and unafraid of the things lurking under the bed. I love how the monster tries so share scary pajamas with the reader and how the end of the story, it invites the reader into bed with the monster. I feel that a book like this would help a child that is struggling at night to see such a predicament as less traumatizing. Very well thought out story!

My seven year old loved this book and we enjoyed it at our nightly bedtime story time together. Good book.

One of the funniest books I've read with my little one lately! She almost fell asleep until she wanted to find the monster in her bed 😂 . A well written interactive story that you can play along and create dialogue with your little one as they were part of the book! She loved that part, like the little monster speaks to her! I am definitely buying a copy of this once is published and I would recommend to all parents.
Super grateful to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for my copy of this book!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for my gifted copy.

I was babysitting my niece and needed a book to read to her before she went to bed. We picked this one together, and we both loved it. This one was so cute, and I definitely recommend.

This was adorable. Cute and funny bedtime book- perfect for toddlers or preschoolers! I would recommend for home or a preschool classroom!

Cute story about a monster inviting the reader to a sleepover and the monster wanting the reader to sleep under the bed. Eventually the monster falls asleep on top of the bed. It could be good for readers who are afraid of monsters under the bed to realize that they are just cute and not scary.

This was really adorable! My kids love everything spooky so this sweet bed time story was perfect for them. The art was great, colourful and eye catching and I loved how it engaged the readers. It was perfect for reading out loud too which is the number one thing I look for with picture books!

Wait no I didn't expect this to be so wholesome! I absolutely love the art style and the chatty, conversational format of the story. I'm 33 years old and I found myself chuckling and wanting to hop into my own bed immediately! Such a fun read and a clever way to help children wind down and prepare for bedtime. Loved it and would recommend.

Cute bedtime story for children with a little touch of horror, because there is a monster but that's about it, nothing scary for the little ones, don't worry!.