The Monster under the Bed Book Cover

What's the Book About?

Ben’s feeling sick, or at least that’s what he says. Really, he doesn’t want to see his friend Vince. But when he finds a monster under his bed he has an idea – to swap identities for the day, with hilarious results! Play

Book Details

  • Band:
  • Scheme: Collins Big Cat
  • Type: Fiction
  • Author: Kevin Dyer

Reviews from Our Readers

Ciaran (Age 5)

Rating: 4 / 5

This book is about
Ben says he feels poorly and does not want to go to school. He also tells his Mum there is a monster under the bed, but she does not believe him. The monster goes to school for Ben. The children think that Ben looks different. At school, the monster gets everything wrong. The monster asks Vince for Ben´s binoculars and almost eats him for taking them. Later, the monster cannot get home and his Dad and Ben go to find him.

The main characters are
Ben, the monster and the monster´s Dad.

My favourite part of the book is
When the binoculars get broken at the end by the monster.

I would also like to say
This book is a play.

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