A mystery keyword searcher wants to know:

In what children’s book soes a girl keep a monster in the basement and feed him potatoes?

Ah, this one’s a classic that every parent of a monster-loving first grader ought to own. The book is No More Monsters For Me! It’s a Level 1 easy reader by none other than Peggy Parrish, author of the Amelia Bedelia books. Minneapolis Simpkin, denied a pet, finds a monster- a very HUNGRY monster- and sneaks it into her basement, with disastrous results.

You’ve got to read this aloud, simply to give yourself the opportunity to say “Minneapolis Simpkin”. Check it out!