Rosie is haunted by monster nightmares. Waking up in a pool of sweat, she is bound and determined to confront her fears. Her solution is so deft and clever, missing a deep knowledge of childhood, exuberant energy, and a kiss, that it will leave young readers cheering and, more important, armed with some of the tools to tackle their own night monsters. Philip Waechter, the creator of the wonderfully all-too-human hero bear in "Me ," now shows an equally keen and sensitive appreciation of the dilemmas of childhood. In Rosie he has created a feisty and courageous little heroine, who can stand proudly next to William Steig's "Brave Irene" and Kevin Henke's Lily.