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Winner of Indie Bound and American Booksellers Association 2015,Winner of National Parenting Publications 2015

...timid readers might find comfort in knowing that vampires and skeletons sleep with teddy bears and nightcaps. * Publishers Weekly *
...a delightful story. . . .Marts uses mixed media to create the bold illustrations used in Even Monsters say Good Night which produce wonderful visual depictions of this bedtime challenge. . . .will be appreciated by all who have ever had a child who feared the dark or the monsters of Halloween. * The Children's Bookshelf, Central Michigan University, Public Broadcasting Cente *
Avery doesn't want to go to bed. She's worried about the monsters under her bed and in the closet, too. Until her mom explains that monsters sleep in their own beds in their own houses. And Avery isn't scared anymore. What a great way to help calm children's nighttime fears, don't you think? * Imagination Soup *
The illustrations are appropriately dark without being depressing, and feature monsters without being scary. The variety of human and monster home scenes give author/illustrator Doreen Mulryan Marts plenty of opportunity to demonstrate her mastery of color and texture. * San Francisco Book Review *
Observant readers will enjoy spotting Avery's cuddly cat in each spread-and they will be tickled by the gently surprising ending that proves Avery's fears aren't quite so imaginary after all. Share this with those looking for a benign Halloween story or for those children who always resist bedtime. * Kirkus Reviews *

Doreen Mulryan Marts attended the New York School of Visual Arts, where she received her degree in illustration and cartooning. Her comic-friendly illustration style was refined and influenced by her time working at Marvel Comics. Doreen currently lives in New Jersey. Doreen Mulryan Marts attended the New York School of Visual Arts, where she received her degree in illustration and cartooning. Her comic-friendly illustration style was refined and influenced by her time working at Marvel Comics. Doreen currently lives in New Jersey.