“Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller.” —Publishers Weekly, on book one in the series
Stay up late with the hilariously frightening middle-grade novel Nightmares! The Lost Lullaby. You thought the nightmares were over? You'd better keep the lights on!
Not since he faced his fears has Charlie had so many bad dreams. Whenever he falls asleep, he finds himself in a Netherworld field, surrounded by a flock of CREEPY BLACK SHEEP.
They’re not counting sheep. They refuse to jump. In fact, they don’t do much at all. Even eerier, though, is that it’s not Charlie’s nightmare. Somehow he’s trapped in
someone else’s bad dream. And he’s pretty sure the twins ICK and INK are responsible.
Charlie and his friends thought they’d put the twins out of business, but it seems they didn’t quite finish the job. Now the WOOLLY NIGHTMARES are closing in, and INK has shown up at Cypress Creek Elementary! Charlie is convinced that INK is up to NO GOOD. And if he’s right, it could be a very long time before anyone’s dreams are sweet again.
Praise for the Nightmares! series “Charlie Laird, who learns fear will eat you alive if you feed it, makes an impression, and . . .
readers will want to accompany him again.” —
The New York Times Book Review “
A touching comical saga . . . about facing things that go bump in the night.” —
US Weekly “
Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller.” —
Publishers Weekly
On sale: September 12, 2017
Age: 8-12 years
Grade: Grades 3-7
Page count: 352 Pages
ISBN: 9780385744300
Reading level: Lexile: 720L | Fountas/Pinnell: U
Jason Segel used to have nightmares just like Charlie, and just like Charlie, he’s learned that the things we’re most afraid of are the things that can make us strong . . . if we’re brave enough to face them. Jason likes acting, writing, making music, and hanging out with his friends. Sometimes he writes movies. Sometimes he writes songs for movies. Sometimes he stars in those movies and sings those songs. You might know him from
The Muppets and
Despicable Me. Your parents might know him from other stuff.
Nightmares! The Lost Lullaby is his third book in the Nightmares! series. Look for the rest of the books in the series:
Nightmares!,
Nightmares! The Sleepwalker Tonic, and
Everything You Need to Know About NIGHTMARES! and How to Defeat Them, available from Delacorte Press.
Kirsten Miller grew up in a small town just like Cypress Creek, minus the purple mansion. She lives and writes in New York City. Kirsten is the author of the acclaimed Kiki Strike books, the
New York Times bestseller
The Eternal Ones, and
How to Lead a Life of Crime.
Nightmares! The Lost Lullaby is the third novel Kirsten has written with Jason Segel. You can visit her at kirstenmillerbooks.com or follow @bankstirregular on Twitter.
Praise for the Nightmares! Series: “Charlie Laird, who learns fear will eat you alive if you feed it, makes an impression, and . . .
readers will want to accompany him again.” —
The New York Times Book Review “A touching comical saga . . . about facing things that go bump in the night.” —
US Weekly
“
Coraline meets Monsters, Inc. in this delightfully entertaining offering from actor [Jason] Segel and co-author [Kirsten] Miller.” —
Publishers Weekly
"Succeeds at scaring and amusing in equal measure . . .
Sweet, charming, and imaginative."—
Kirkus Reviews"Comical antics, cartoonish spot illustrations, and creepy villains make for quite
an entertaining read."—
Booklist"
An engaging and creative story...woven with a generous amount [of] humor."-
VOYA"There's
humor and a fairly high ick-factor."-
SLJ
"
Cleverly crafted...This novel presents just the right mix of 'scary and humorous.'"—
ILA Literacy Daily
