Awards

• Commended for Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss) 2019

Overview

Tiger is a lucky kid: She has a monster living under her bed. This monster arrived when Tiger was just a baby. It was supposed to scare her-after all, that's what monsters do. But Tiger was just too cute! Now, Tiger and Monster are best friends. But Monster is a monster, and it needs to scare something. So every night, Monster stands guard and scares all of Tiger's nightmares away. This arrangement works out perfectly, until a nightmare arrives that's too big and scary for even Monster. Only teamwork and a lot of bravery can chase this nightmare away.

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A 2018 Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Graphic Novel of 2018 Real or not, nightmares affect us, and so the true victory in Tetri's book comes in unlikely collaborations and creativity in the face of terror. --The New York Times Tetri has crafted a sweet, uplifting tale of best friends, imagination, bravery, and teamwork. Highly recommended for fans of Lorena Alvarez's Nightlights and anyone who has, or remembers having, nighttime terrors. --School Library Journal, starred review Rich details enhance the setting inconspicuously: Tiger's parents, also tigers, run a repair shop for flying cars; one parent is Dad while the other is of undesignated gender. A visual and emotional symphony. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review The art gives the title the comfort of a younger picture book, but the story itself deals directly with the emotional growth of growing kids, as they wrestle with the anxieties that come with shifting challenges--in sleeping or otherwise--that must be confronted when growing up. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review Tetri's pencil-and-watercolor panels capture Tiger's engaging, cublike features...seamless visual storytelling and an impressive emotional range make this a notable debut. --Publishers Weekly With an empowering message, beautifully dynamic artwork, and an invitingly open format, this is a natural choice for kids making the transition from picture books to graphic novels. --Booklist Tetri brings the reader not just into the action of the story but into its emotion as well. Looking at the art on these pages, the reader feels the victory over the nightmare, right along with Tiger and Monster. --Horn Book

Rich details enhance the setting inconspicuously: Tiger's parents, also tigers, run a repair shop for flying cars; one parent is Dad while the other is of undesignated gender. A visual and emotional symphony. --Kirkus Reviews, starred review The art gives the title the comfort of a younger picture book, but the story itself deals directly with the emotional growth of growing kids, as they wrestle with the anxieties that come with shifting challenges--in sleeping or otherwise--that must be confronted when growing up. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review Tetri's pencil-and-watercolor panels capture Tiger's engaging, cublike features...seamless visual storytelling and an impressive emotional range make this a notable debut. --Publishers Weekly

Rich details enhance the setting inconspicuously: Tiger's parents, also tigers, run a repair shop for flying cars; one parent is Dad while the other is of undesignated gender. A visual and emotional symphony. Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Author Information

Emily Tetri is an artist currently living in Los Angeles who works as a background designer and painter for TV animation. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where her childhood was mostly spent drawing, making up stories, and running feral outdoors. She went to USC and graduated with a degree in animation. Now she draws and makes up stories for a living and continues to run around outdoors with her dog every chance she gets.

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