Lucy is always losing things. She loses her glasses, library books, and swimming towels . . . And every time she does, Mum loses her temper. Lucy knows that things can't just vanish into thin air. Then she discovers a strange little monster under her bed. He has taken all her things and won't give them back. But he might just swap them for . . . CHOCOLATE! These Colour First Readers are perfect for new readers and include notes be reading specialist Prue Goodwin, honorary fellow of the University of Reading.