Are monsters like me? (2-4)

Are grizzly monsters afraid of the dark?
Do they pick-up their friends and head to the park?
Are they painfully shy on their first day of school?
When cleaning their teeth, must they stand on a stool?



Are they ticklish too at the back of their knees?
Do they gather brown conkers that fall from the trees?
Are monsters frustrated at tying their shoes?
Do they like to wear bed socks when taking a snooze?








Are they nuts about football and crazy for cricket?
Do they pick at their noses and secretly eat it?
Are they tired of being told to finish their greens?
Do they do lots of farts after eating baked beans?




Are they baffled by long words, tricky to spell?
Do they have middle names that they'd rather not tell?
Are monsters like me and are monsters like you?...




Well, I've never yet seen one... I don't have a clue!

Mind the Gap (5-8)

What happens in that gap, between the wall and cupboard door?

The dark and gloomy gaping crack that hides secrets galore?

Are Boogey Men and Closet Monsters riding piggy back?

Are cranky ghosts and nighttime beasts thinking up a snack?

Could they crunch your bones and eyeballs, could they bite your nose?

And pickle-up your kidneys, drink your brains and grind your toes?

What happens in that slice of dark night looming over there?

The long thin strip of nastiness where demons stand and stare.

Are robbers holding scratchy sacks for stealing lots of gold?

Or pinching all your favourite toys, oh would they be so bold?

Do witches brew-up potions, zapping kids into thin air? 
Will people notice that you’ve gone, will anybody care?

Why don’t you turn the light on, have a peek inside that gap?

I just don't think you'll find a ghost or nasty goblin’s trap.

The things that you imagine really tend to be much worse

Than slobbering wolves or slimy snakes or whacky wizards curse

So take a look and worry not, there’s nothing to dismay

Unless you count that jumper Auntie Flo made you last May!