“Eat all of your vegetables or no dessert for you,” called Momster. “Tonight we have Spooky Shadow Eye Scream with Whipped Cream!”
Molly pushed her candy corn and snapped peas around her plate.
“Two more big bites! Monsters need their vegetables to grow up big and scary!”
Ugh! Why did vegetables have to be so sweet? Molly sloshed them around in her mouth. She would prefer crispy crickets or fried bat wings.
“Take one more big bite and I will let you whip the cream!” Momster coaxed.
One more bite. Who knew being a little monster would be so hard.
Matthew Lasley 
My son would prefer crispy crickets and fried bat wings, too. Perhaps he’s a little monster? Funny story! Good luck in the contest!
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Haha! Love your word play and take on “healthy” foods that kids must eat. 🙂 Best wishes in the contest.
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I guess little monsters have it hard whether they’re humans or monstrous. And a parent has the same problems too getting their children to eat!
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Hilarious, and great word play.
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LOL-fun twist on the tastes of kids whether human or monster. Good Luck!
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Well done, Matthew. I LOVE Momster…I see a picture book in your future. 😉 And pushing peas and candy corn around in the plate…perfect image.
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I love the turn about! Icky, yucky sweet vegetables. This is really fun. Good Luck.
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Love the word play and the humour! Good luck with your entry!
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I would like a taste of the spooky shadow eye scream . =) Good luck!
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I like this sterling story. At the same time familiar and original. I can picture Molly chewing over her peas. And Spooky Shadow Eye Scream . . . 🙂 Good luck!
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Love this family and their evocative names. No kid likes those veggies! Lots of fun reading this.
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picky eaters unite! cute 🙂
best of luck to you
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Glad to hear dinnertime is a struggle for momsters, too! Fun story!
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Hahaha, Matthew! Love that even little monsters have a hard time eating their veggies! Clever and cute!
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