The Closet Monster

About the Book

Over the years there have been many books written for children about what they face growing up in the world. Many are colorful and wellspoken and capture the true experience each child must be feeling as they grow older. B.J. Keaton has written such a book based on experiences shared through teaching and coaching. Over the past 28 years, he has coached soccer, baseball, volleyball, t-ball and bodybuilding. From this knowledge he has spent the last 10 years writing this book based on experiences the kids have shared with him. It is his intention to continue coaching and giving his time unconditionally to help students, athletes and children of all ages. The illustrations in this book are another example of the relationships that B.J. developed with his students over the years. Frank Wisniewski and Angela Hogarty were two of B.J.’s students that share his enthusiasm for bringing words to life…and what a phenomenal job they have done!

About the Author

For 38 Years I have coached, trained and worked with children of all ages in athletics and school work. This includes coaching soccer, volleyball, softball, gymnastics, baseball and body building. My experience covers 3 states, Maryland, West Virginia, and South Carolina. It has been an amazing journey working and laughing with children ages of 4 to 18. One day I found myself writing about a child who said they were scared of the Closet Monster. It made me think, "Does every child have a closet monster?". This was my first poem for kids and began my journey to write about things kids endure as they develop. In 1989 I mived to Maryland with my exwife. It was a great decission because I have coached and worked with kids for 28 of my 38 years of caoching. My most recent included coaching high school volleyball and soccer. When my son came along he got involved in the sports I coached and even played Volleyball for 4 years. Being my only child, he gets to play as well as help me coach. It is a great adventure together. I am blessed because alot of my old students and athlets still stay in touch. who knows, one day I may be coaching their kids.