When Avery is sent to bed on Halloween night, having been assured that all the monsters have also gone to bed, and that she has nothing to fear, the young girl just isn't sure. She gets out of bed to interrogate her mother, running through a list of creatures, from werewolves to vampires, and asking if they too have bedtimes. Her mother reassures her on each score, and Avery eventually returns to bed, no longer afraid of the creatures of the night...
Although I do appreciate the unique approach to the classic bedtime reassurance tale taken by author/illustrator Doreen Mulryan Marts in Even Monsters Say Goodnight, somehow the end product just didn't make that strong of an impression upon me, for either good or ill. Assuaging childhood fears of monsters by telling the child in question that those monsters also have to go to bed is not a method I have seen before, so kudos for that. Unfortunately, I found the text itself rather uninspiring, and didn't understand why the mother told Avery that vampires sleep during the day, on one page, but assured her on the next that ALL the creatures would be asleep at the same time that she (Avery) was, during the nighttime. Leaving aside that small contradiction, I also wasn't that impressed by the artwork here, finding it rather flat and unappealing. I can see why some readers would find this cute, but overall it isn't one I'd recommend.