July 23rd, 2010 |

Author: alan

Educators and librarians would love a copy of the various versions of The Monster on Top of the Bed to schools and libraries because:

Educators need and embrace tools that get children excited about learning, like books that come in different editions, and webinars that get children involved in reading, writing and drawing.
Children enjoy using school and public libraries.

You Will Receive Rewards and Your Donations will Empower Me to . . .

Get hundreds, perhaps thousands, of copies into the hands of educators and librarians who are excited about using it
Publish a multi-media iPad edition
Conduct webinars and teleconferences that teachers and homeschoolers use to encourage children to read, write and illustrate.

You’ll feel good because you will:

Help public and school libraries.
Encourage children to read, write and draw. Please watch the video, below.

Rewards

In addition to feeling great about helping to get this valuable book into schools and libraries, you’ll receive a variety of rewards:

$5 A digital download of The Monster on Top of the Bed for you to donate to a school or library of your choice, plus a copy for your personal use. (If you want your download immediately, we offer an honor system: Send an e-mail to KickstartMonbed@monbed.com, and tell us that you made a donation. You’ll get a link to download the book within ten minutes.)
$10 – All of the above PLUS a digital download of the Play version of The Monster on Top of the Bed. This version has parts for children to perform the play in school.
$15 – All of the above, plus a physical copy of the booklet that fits into the CD.
$25 – All of the above, plus a digital download of My Monster on Top of the Bed–which allows children, their parents or teachers, to upload their own illustrations of the story so that the story is read while their artwork is displayed. It’s great for homeschooling and for use in the classroom.
$50 – All of the above, plus the Discovery Edition CD. (The booklet slides into the CD case.) Plus an autographed copy of the full-sized (8.5″ x 8.5x”) book.
$75 – All of the above plus an a second autographed copy of the large-format book. (This may be sent directly to the school or library of your choice. If you choose this option, we will insert a bookplate that says you are the donor.
$100 – All of the above plus a third copy of the large format book plus special membership to http://www.MonBed.com. The special membership entitles you to read information that is visible only to members.
$500 – All of the above, plus I will plan and present a custom webinar for a school, library, or other organization on writing. I’ll acknowledge you in the webinar, and and I’ll make a digital copy of the webinar for you to review or share as you wish.
$1,000 – I will produce a special edition of The Monster on Top of the Bed for you, your organization or your school 50 large-format books. the back cover can include information about your organization or company.
$5,000 – All of the above, plus let’s talk about what you would like.

To donate, simply click the button below and then enter the amount you would like to donate:

About The Monster on Top of the Bed

I was awarded a grant by the Nevada Arts Council to encourage me to write this book.
It Banishes night fears – the combination of Grandmom’s mantra, “You’re welcome to stay until I say ‘Nay.’ Then it’s time to go and you can’t say no.”, plus the way that Karrit (the little red guy in the picture) and Suzy (the little girl) make friends. A comment from a parent: “Yes, he is enjoying the book. He doesn’t want to read/listen to it every night, but perhaps every 3rd or 4th night he’ll ask for it. I’m happy to report that he has been sleeping all night in his room for the past three nights. He does still seem a bit scared when laying down for bed, but once he’s asleep, he has been staying asleep. We are not sleeping in his room at all, which has been a really nice change, as well.” – Melanie
It develops a love of language and culture – children may listen to any reader, language and part of the book by selecting the track to which they listen
It Provides Hours of Entertainment – A comment from a parent, ““Last weekend, I had occasion to drive home four rowdy children, ages 5 to 10. One of them found the CD to The Monster on Top of the Bed and asked me to play it. Another one found the book and turned the pages for the others. For the next 15 minutes, I had four rapt children in my car as the CD played twice. Any story that captures the attention of these four kids is definitely very good.” – Sharon Wood.