SuitabookEmily Brown and the Thing
Cressida Cowell
- Reading
- Read together at bedtime or another comfortable time. Pause when the Thing appears and invite your child to share what they think it might need; let them decide whether to talk about their own fears.
- Themes
- A bedtime mystery: A strange noise interrupts Emily and Stanley as they try to sleep; they investigate and make repeated attempts to help the Thing settle. The repeated attempts give the story a problem-solving shape, with the Thing’s needs left as the question driving the action.
- Worth knowing
- The plot includes a crying character and bedtime fears, including fear of the dark.