Nightmares!

This was a fun little story. Not my favorite but probably excellent fun for a 9-ish-year-old.

Reviewing the audiobook version.

I thought this was really cute. Jason Segel did an excellent job reading his book. He provided a range of voices for each character (which made it easy to follow) and it was obvious he was having a great time reading it. It carried through into the story.

The story itself was good. I can't say it stood out in any way, but it was cute, fun, and meaningful. I'd describe is as a combination of: A Monster Calls, The Book of Lost Things, R.L. Stein, and The Princess and the Goblin. I think kids will enjoy this book. If you get the chance, listen to the audiobook. It really was one of the best narrations I've heard.

This was so good! I expected a silly mediocre middle-grade story written by an actor I loved in HIMYM. What I got was a silly, scary, sad and sweet story. Ooooh look at all that alliteration!

Charlie is kind of a little punk. He's got that teen angsty ‘no one has it worse than me' attitude, but he evolves with the book and I can't wait to see what adventures he gets into next.