A terrifying tale about a child who must overcome the most frightening monster in his life--his mother Nine-year-old Teddy understands that whatever his Dear does, it's because she loves him. That's why she takes him to the doctor every week, forbids him to do almost everything, and keeps him confined to his bed. Then he meets shadowy figures one night, and he wonders if they have come to hurt him . . . or help him.