Christopher Sat StraightUp in Bed - Written by Kathy Long - Illustrated by Patricia Cantor - Summary

Sep 29, 2026

Christopher hears a terrifying, thunderous noise during the night while staying at his grandparents’ house. Unsure whether it is an elephant, a monster, or even a dinosaur, he sits up, watches, waits, and listens again and again. He then gets out of bed, tiptoes to the window, and searches the dark scene for clues. The story follows his growing courage as he tries to discover what is making the sound.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Christopher Sat StraightUp in Bed

The loud noise and first reaction

Watching, waiting, and listening again

Tiptoeing to the window to investigate

# ChristopherSat StraightUpin Bed wten by fKathy Longustrated by Patricia Cantor ChristopherSat StraightUp in Bed It's the middle of the night,butChristopher can't sleep.Hekeeps hearing a noise thunderingthrough the house:HONK-SHOO!Could it be an elephanttrumpeting outside his window?Or a bear in his closet?Maybeit's a dinosaur stomping downthe street!Christopher gathers up all hiscourage,and readers follow closebehind as he tiptoes down thehall to find out where the noise iscoming from...多 n Written byKathy Long lllustrated byPatricia Cantor Eerdmans Books for Young Readers To Keith,Dad,and Grandpa England with love.—K.L. To my favorite brave boys:Aaron,Josh,Joe,and Sam.—P.C.Text ◎2013 Kathy LongIllustrations ◎2013 Patricia CantorAll rights reserved Published in 2013 by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers,an imprint of Wm.B.Eerdmans Publishing Co.2140 Oak Industrial Dr.NEGrand Rapids,Michigan 49505PO.Box 163,Cambridge CB39PU U.K.www.eerdmans.com/youngreadersManufactured at Tien Wah Pressin Malaysia in August 2012,first printing131415161718987654321Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataLong,Kathy. Christopher sat straight up in bed/by Kathy Long;illustrated by Patricia Cantor.p.cm Summary:While sleeping over at his grandparents'house,Christopher hears a very loud,horrible sound during the nightand gets up to investigate whether it is an elephant,a monster,or perhaps a dinosaurISBN 978-0-8028-5359-2(alk.paper) [1.Sound—Fiction.2.Sleepovers—Fiction.3.Grandparents—Fiction. 4.Snoring—Fiction.5.Humorous stories.] I.Cantor,Patricia,1950-2012ill.II.Title.PZ7.L854Chr 2012[E]一dc232011035829 The illustrations were rendered in pastel on sanded paper.The display type was hand-lettered by Patricia Cantor.The text type was set in ITC Korinna BT.FSCC012700 “What's that?” Christopher sat straight up in bed.He watched and waited. He didn't hear anything else,so he lay back down."It must have been a dream,"he said.He closed his eyes. Then he heard it again. "What's that?" Christopher sat straight up in bed again."It sounds like anelephant trumpeting." He tiptoed to the window and looked out,but he only saw themoon playing hide-and-seek with the clouds. Christopher waited and listened.He didn't hear anything elseexcept the squeak of his grandparents'bed.He crawled backinto bed and closed his eyes.

FAQs

Where does Christopher hear the noise at night?

Christopher hears the noise while sleeping over at his grandparents’ house.

What does Christopher think the sound might be?

He wonders whether it is an elephant trumpeting, a monster, or possibly a dinosaur.

How does Christopher try to find out where the noise comes from?

He sits up, listens repeatedly, then tiptoes to the window to look outside for clues.

Sep 29, 2026

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