- Three original stories with easy-reading text for children who have just started reading on their own. — Includes stories about scary monsters living under the bed, close encounters with rampaging ice beasts and escaping slimy swamp creatures. — Humorously illustrated by Mike Phillips. — Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. — The CD includes lively music and sound effects, and a listen along version followed by a read along version with prompts for page turns.