Friendly Monster Under the Bed
ChatGPT (DALL·E)Friendly Monster Under the Bed is a GPT Image 2 prompt for a picture book spread at 3:2. The monster is disarmed through geometry — round body, rounded horns, no points anywhere — and given a reason to be there, which turns a character render into a story page.
Last tested: July 2026 with ChatGPT (DALL·E) GPT Image 2
Part of the ChatGPT (DALL·E) prompt library · see more whimsical prompts .
Prompt
A children's picture book illustration of a small round monster with soft dusty-purple fur, mismatched friendly eyes and tiny rounded horns, peeking out from under a child's bed while holding out the child's lost teddy bear, a nightlight casting a warm amber glow across the floorboards, the bed valance lifted at one corner, a slipper and an open picture book on the rug, gentle gouache texture, soft rounded shapes throughout, palette of dusty purple, cream and amber, no sharp teeth, no claws, no text
Settings
- Model
- ChatGPT (DALL·E) GPT Image 2
- Aspect ratio
- 3:2
How to use this prompt
You cannot make a monster friendly by adding a smile; you make it friendly by removing every point. Round body, rounded horns, no claws, no sharp teeth — the shape language does the work, and a grinning creature with pointed features still frightens a four-year-old. The second decision is narrative: the returned teddy bear gives the monster a motive, which is what separates a picture book spread from a character sheet. Keep the light warm and low from a nightlight. Ask for moonlight and the blue cast tips the whole scene into horror, which is the most common way this concept goes wrong.
Variations to try
- Flip the point of view: the child leaning over the bed edge, monster looking up, same warm light
- Daytime version — the pair sharing the picture book on the rug with sunlight through the curtains
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{
"title": "Friendly Monster Under the Bed",
"prompt": "A children's picture book illustration of a small round monster with soft dusty-purple fur, mismatched friendly eyes and tiny rounded horns, peeking out from under a child's bed while holding out the child's lost teddy bear, a nightlight casting a warm amber glow across the floorboards, the bed valance lifted at one corner, a slipper and an open picture book on the rug, gentle gouache texture, soft rounded shapes throughout, palette of dusty purple, cream and amber, no sharp teeth, no claws, no text",
"model": "ChatGPT (DALL·E)",
"model_version": "GPT Image 2 (ChatGPT)",
"settings": {
"aspect_ratio": "3:2"
},
"style_tags": [
"whimsical",
"cozy"
],
"use_case_tags": [
"childrens-book",
"illustration"
],
"source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/dalle/friendly-monster-under-the-bed/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
