What's Under My Bed? (1983) by James Stevenson is playful take on a timeless theme. Why does the child on the cover have a mustache? Because this is the younger version of grandpa as he recalls the sounds and imaginary frights he experienced at bedtime. Mary Ann and Louis are sleeping at grandpa's house. When Leonard, the dog, jumps and howls, all three run to grandpa for help. When Mary Ann explains that something in under the beds, the wise old man replies, "'Why, the very same thing happened to me once.'" It just so happens that he was visiting his grandparents when all sorts of noises and frightening figures haunted him. The two children solve their own problem by dispelling the fears of their ancestor.
