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K-3
At bedtime, Anna scolds the monster under brother George's bed, who's awake because of the monster under the floor, who fears the one under the bedroom, and so on. After they confront the sleepless Monster in the Center of the Earth--who's just "afraid of being alone!"--everyone falls asleep together. The comically layered story's illustrations feature colorful, friendly-looking monsters illuminated against pitch-dark backgrounds.