Charmen Mcdaniel

How to Dress a Monster: How to Handle the Fear of Monsters Charmen Mcdaniel 1st edition

Families face the persistent challenge of bed-time drama. This book provides help to transform something that a child believes to scary into something funny. Peeking out from under the covers a frightened child calls out for mom. It's a monster! First, acknowledging the child's fear, mom then begins to suggest other creative ways to "see" the monster. By demonstrating to the child how to gain control over the monster it becomes less and less scary, until finally the monster runs away in fear. At the end of the story additional examples are illustrated. This story can help a child gain courage through humor. The main focus of the author and illustrator is to empower children by challenging them to create a positive belief system despite what the world throws at them.