Monster SongsElectronic book published by ipicturebooks.com24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10011 www.ipicturebooks.comAll rights reserved. Copyright 1999 by The Millbrook Press, Inc.Real Kids Readers and the Real Kids Readers logo are trademarks of The Millbrook Press, Inc.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For Alex and Rootie-Toots D. E.Special thanks to Saras Prints for providing pajamas and to Oreck for providing the vaccum cleaner.e-ISBN 1-58824-478-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataEaton, Deborah.Monster Songs / Deborah Eaton ; photographs by Dorothy Handelman.p. cm. (Real kids readers. Level 2)Summary: A little boy comes to his big brother for help in getting rid of the monster under his bed.ISBN 0-7613-2054-7 (lib. bdg.). ISBN 0-7613-2079-2 (pbk.) 1. Monsters Fiction. 2. Brothers Fiction. 3. Fear Fiction I. Handelman, Dorothy, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ7.E1338Mk 1999 Edc21Monster SongsBy Deborah EatonPhotographs by Dorothy Handelman“Jack,” said Hal. “Jack, wake up!” He pulled down the sheet on his brothers bed.4Jack pulled the sheet back up. “Go away, Hal,” he said. “It is late. Go back to sleep.”“I cant,” said Hal. “There is a monster in my room.”Jack groaned. “There is a monster in my room too,” he said. “And his name is Hal! Why dont you go get Mom?”“Because I want you,” said Hal.Jack groaned again. But he got up and went to Hals room.67“Okay. Where is the monster?” said Jack.“Under my bed,” said Hal. “He is big and bad. I could hear him singing. He sings monster songs.”“What is a monster song?” asked Jack. “What does it sound like?”8“Like this,” said Hal. “OOoooOOooo!”“Stop it!” said Jack. “That was the wind you heard. That was not a monster.”9“It was too.” said Hal. “I can show you what he looks like.” He drew the monster for Jack.“Yuck!” said Jack. “He is an ugly one.”Hals eyes filled with tears. “Make him go away,” he said.“All right. Dont cry!” said Jack. “I will get rid of him for you. Just let me think.”1011Jack was a good thinker. He walked around and around. He rubbed his chin.12“I know!” he said. “Give me a red marker, Hal.”13“What do you think?” said Jack. “We can put it on your door.”14“Okay,” said Hal. “But what if my monster cant read? He doesnt look very smart.”15“You are right,” said Jack. He began to think again. He walked around and around. He rubbed his chin. He made a thinking face. “I know!” he said. “We will scare him away.”16Jack sat down by the bed. “BOO!” he yelled.“Eeeek!” yelled Hal.“Sorry,” said Jack. “I didnt mean to scare you. I will think again.”1819He walked around and around. He rubbed his chin. He made a thinking face. He even hung upside down. “I know!” Jack said. Then he ran to get something.20“What about this?” he said. “It will suck the monster right up.”Hal shook his head. “That thing is too loud,” he said. “It would wake up Mom and Dad. Besides, the monster is too big.”“You know what, Hal?” said Jack. “There is really no such thing as a monster.”“I guess you are right,” said Hal. “I made this one up in my head. First he was small. Then he got bigger and bigger.”“You can get rid of him,” said Jack. “I know you can, Hal.”Now it was Hals turn to think. He walked around and around. He rubbed his chin. He made a thinking face. He even hung upside down.26“I know! he said. “I will think him small again. Then you can catch him.”“Good,” said Jack. “I will catch him in this box. Think hard, Hal. Make him small smaller smaller I got him!”28“Good work, Hal,” said Jack. “No more monster songs! No more monsters under your bed. Now you can go back to sleep.”“Okay,” said Hal. “I will try. But what about the ghost in my closet?”Phonic Guidelines Use the following guidelines to help your child read the words in Monster Songs.Short Vowels When two consonants surround a vowel, the sound of the vowel is usually short. This means you pronounce a as in apple, e as in egg, i as in igloo, o as in octopus, and u as in umbrella. Short-vowel words in this story include: bad, bed, big, box, but, can, Dad, get, got, Hal, him, his, let, Mom, not, put, ran, red, rid.Short-Vowel words with Consonant Blends When two or more different consonants are side by side, they usually blend to make a combined sound. In this story, short-vowel words with consonant blends include: bent, hung, just, singing, sings, songs, stop, suck, went, wind, yuck.Double Consonants When two identical consonants appear side by side, one of them is silent. In this story, double-consonants appear in the short-vowel words filled, rubbed, will, yelled, and in the all-family, the words all and small.R-Controlled Vowels When a vowel is followed by the letter r, its sound is changed by the r. In this story, words with r-controlled vowels include: first,