book - monster doesn't like smelly socks

November 3, 2005 7:55 AM

Help me find a children's book about a monster under the bed who doesn't like smelly socks.

I'm looking for a childrens book, but don't remember the title or the author. There was a monster under the bed and it got scared away by the child's sweaty socks. It may have had a black cover, maybe 30 pages, color illustrations, used slang with rhymes. Any ideas?

posted by indigo4963 to writing & language (7 comments total)

Brave Little Monster?
posted by Frasermoo at 8:09 AM on November 3, 2005

He he - read this one to my son a few days ago - Under the bed.
posted by azlondon at 8:20 AM on November 3, 2005

hmmmm ..... do either of those specifically mention how the monster is scared of the smelly sock? Maybe not scared but grossed out. I think there was a rhyming line where he refers to the reader as "Jake"
posted by indigo4963 at 8:26 AM on November 3, 2005

Try this list or this list, maybe something will ring a bell?
posted by teleskiving at 8:57 AM on November 3, 2005

thanks for those lists ... none of those jarred my memory.
posted by indigo4963 at 9:09 AM on November 3, 2005

Psssst! It's Me...The Bogeyman

From the review: "The Bogey's only mistake is admitting his allergy to smelly socks, and the boy's alarmed expression turns to a sly smirk as he realizes how to banish his nemesis."
posted by teleskiving at 9:49 AM on November 3, 2005

teleskiving - that's it! Thanks for everyone's help.
posted by indigo4963 at 10:08 AM on November 3, 2005