Kamyla Chung wanted to know if creepy crawlies eat people as she was certain that of a night-time, in her bedroom, a huge creepy crawly with long tentacles and a big head and belly was hiding.

Her parents tried to help her feel less scared, they even bought her a night-light but that didn’t help. In the end, there was nothing else to do but to call in the exterminator to get rid of the big creepy crawly. But was it really a huge insect or something else?

I’m sure every child at some point in their life has been scared of something that they can’t explain, especially of a night when the light from the moon shines bright and causes everything in their bedrooms to have shadows. Some shadows can be very scary to look at.

I loved the story and how Kamyla though scared still went to bed every night and tried to work out what the thing that looked like a creepy crawly was. In the end with no luck and become more scared her parents decided to call in the exterminator.

When children discover what the item really is I can see them giggling an also realising that not everything that seems scary, really is.

The illustrations are just divine and really capture the heart and soul of the book. The character development throughout is just perfect and the story is written in an easy to understand and read manner so that those just learning to read can enjoy it as much as confident readers.

This is the first book is a series about Kamyla. I now look forward to catching up with her again.

About the Author

Ellwyn Autumn is a certified teacher with a Master’s In Education and 20 years classroom experience. She is a contributing writer for Coffee House Writers and has an educational blog called Lemon Drop Literary. Ellwyn lives in Pennsylvania with her family. She loves all things magical, curling up with a good book, and almost anything with chocolate in it.