*i heart monsters*

When I was little I was scared of everything. I was scared of the dark. I was scared of the tree outside my window. I was scared of knives. (I still am scared of knives.) I thought my house was haunted. I wouldn't go upstairs by myself at night and the daylight didn't help all that much. I was scared of my best friend's big dog. I was scared of my dad getting hit by a train. I was pretty much convinced that someone would eventually and inevitably break into our house in the middle of the night just to scare us, say mean things, and take all our stuff.

The on thing I was *never* scared of? Monsters. I came from a household of realism. There was no Santa Claus and the Easter bunny at the mall was just our friend Bobby or Mr. Earley wearing an outfit to entertain the children who were less informed than myself. I am an only child, and I think that being an only child really affects the way one sees the world. I *loved* the idea of monsters under my bed. I really believed that my stuffed animals were alive and could play with me whenever I wanted (a la Calvin and Hobbes), and the idea that I was never alone made the fact that I was alone comfortable. 

I still really value my alone time, and it's hard for me to be creative when there are a lot of people around. All that to say, I have a bit of an obsession with the unseen... the not real. I *love* finding monsters in the shadows, which has inspired quite a bit of my art over the past year. 

Books with monsters and imaginary friends have always been my favorite! So today I was *super* stoked to see that one of my *favorite* books (still sitting on my shelf by the way) was just made into an eBook! That's right, Grover narrates the story himself, and it will rock your face (@SesameStreet really is the best!) I hope you read it and that you will smile as much as I did!