Some people can't resist picking a copy up to flip through or even read the whole story, and others back away saying that they couldn't possibly buy a book about monsters, fearing terrified children and sleepless nights.
For some, no amount to reassurance that it's not a scary monster will change their minds, and yet when I did a book reading last week to under 5's many of the children homed in on the monster book first. They enjoyed the story, and pointed out the eyes of the monster peeping out from it's hiding place. They were excited, not scared by the idea of the monster, and when the identity of the monster was revealed on the last page they laughed, and went away happy, not in the least bit scared.
Monsters can take many forms, and even small children enjoy the suggestion of something scary as long a they feel safe and are left feeling that all was well in the end.
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