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The Monster Who Could Not Sleep: a free printable book

Print The Monster Who Could Not Sleep as a little book to cut and staple, or as one page to read together. Every page has its picture, and the words are the ones in the story. For a file with pictures, press Print below and choose Save as PDF; the PDF buttons give the words only. Free, with no sign-up.

Think before you readLook at the picture first. Who do you see? What do you think will happen in this book?

When your child gets stuck on a word

  1. Look for parts you know.
  2. Sound it out: say each sound, left to right, then say the word fast.
  3. Check it. Is it a real word? Does it make sense? Then check the picture.

If it is a word that cannot be sounded out, like the or said, just tell them the word and have them say it, then reread the sentence.

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Print on 2 sheets of paper turned sideways (choose landscape in the print window). Cut along the dotted lines, put the little pages in order by their numbers, and staple them on the left.

The Monster Who Could Not SleepMy name: ____________A free Peabody book
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A little monster named Bo lay under a bed.

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He tossed and turned, but he could not sleep.

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Above him, a boy named Leo could not sleep either.

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Leo peeked over the edge of the bed.

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“I am awake too,” he whispered.

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“I am cold,” said Bo. “My feet are bare.”

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Leo gave him a warm, soft sock.

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“Thank you,” said Bo. “Now I want to give you something.”

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Bo gave Leo his old toy bear.

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Leo hugged the bear and felt sleepy.

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Bo pulled on the sock and felt sleepy too.

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Soon, they were both fast asleep.

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