Poor troll! Once again, bested by a human! But by a little boy? Tch tch. Time and time again, trolls are tricked by humans. That's because, even though they can throw boulders and rip trees up by the roots, they are still dimwitted creatures.

Here is my first bogeyman (that will appear in Bogeyman 101: A Survival Guide, pub date, August)

I will tell you about each of the bogeymen, what they look like, what they do, where they live, and a story about  each one of them that might be a tiny bit scary. To find out how to protect yourself, you'll have to download or buy the book. :)
Let's start with the troll. Usually found in Scandinavia, he's also made his way to Northern Europe.
He's like a force of Nature, and equally as unpredictable. If a troll is struck by a single beam of sunlight, he'll turn to stone. If he can manage to stay out of the sun, he'll turn into a tree in his old age.

Grab your flashlight and this book (out in August from Rocking Horse Press). You'll learn all about bogeymen from around the world and most importantly, how to defeat them!

Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds il. by Peter Brown I hate to steal words from writers, but I’m going to do it right now. “Crisp.” That’s how Aaron Reynolds describes carrots in “Creepy Carrots” “Crisp.” And that’s the tone of the story, crisp, funny and only a little creepy. Jasper Rabbit has his way with the carrots, plucking and eating them anytime he wants. It’s a free for all of carrot binging until one day, the carrots follow him home.

When Lions Roar
by Robie Harris
IL by Chris Raschka
Someone gave my grandson an innocuous stuffed doll with BIG eyes.
When he saw it, his eyes got even bigger than “the scary guy’s.” (that’s what he called him). I wish I’d had this book with me then. With Robie Harris’s short yet powerful sentences and Chris Raschka’s bursts of heartfelt illustration, everyday terrors (to kids) spring up but quickly get squashed.All you have to do is close your eyes and command the “scary” to go away. Peace and happiness are restored.
PS “Scary Guy” stayed in the closet for a day until, miraculously, it disappeared.

When Lions Roar
by Robie Harris
IL by Chris Raschka
Someone gave my grandson an innocuous stuffed doll with BIG eyes.
When he saw it, his eyes got even bigger than “the scary guy’s.” (that’s what he called him). I wish I’d had this book with me then. With Robie Harris’s short yet powerful sentences and Chris Raschka’s bursts of heartfelt illustration, everyday terrors (to kids) spring up but quickly get squashed.All you have to do is close your eyes and command the “scary” to go away. Peace and happiness are restored.
PS “Scary Guy” stayed in the closet for a day until, miraculously, it disappeared.

Bogeyman 101 Arriving in August

Rocking Horse Press is publishing Bogeyman 101 (A Survival Guide) this August.

These are my bogeymen.