| AUTHOR |
TITLE |
DATE |
CALL # |
| Alexander, Liza |
Scared of the Dark
Sesame Street Muppets deal with fear of the dark. |
1986 |
JE |
| Allen, Jonathan |
"I'm Not Scared!"
Baby Owl is absolutely, positively NOT scared of the dark! Are you? -- back cover. |
2007 |
JE ALLEN |
| Aylesworth, Jim |
The Bad Dream
When a little boy is awakened by a bad dream, his parents comfort
him by reminding him that nightmares are not real. |
1985 |
JE |
| Babbitt, Natalie |
The Something
With his mother's help, Mylo discovers a way to conquer his
fear of the dark. |
1970 |
JE |
| Baker, Alan |
I Thought I Heard
Because a young girl imagines that spooky things make the sounds
she hears in the dark at bedtime, she is relieved to find the
real cause of each sound. |
1996 |
JE |
| Baker, Roberta |
Olive's First Sleepover
This charming story about best friends and new experiences shows how courage and imagination--and a little purple slime--can transform even the spookiest situation, and help allay a childs fear of sleeping over a friends house for the first time. |
2007 |
JE BAKER |
| Baum, Louis |
The Mouse Who Braved Bedtime
Every night, Milo Mouse has terrible nightmares about a scary monster,
but eventually he confronts his fears, the nightmares stop, and he even makes
a new friend.
|
2006 |
JE BAUM |
| Berenstain, Stan & Jan |
The Berenstain Bears in the Dark
When Brother Bear brings a spooky book from the library, bedtime
and the dark become ominous and threatening to Sister Bear.
|
1982 |
JE |
| Berglin, Ruth |
Dear Big, Mean, Ugly Monster
For anyone who has ever peered nevrously under the bed after dark. |
2005 |
JE BERGL |
| Bond, Felicia |
Poinsettia and the Firefighters
Lonely and afraid of the dark in her new room, Poinsettia Pig
is comforted when she discovers that the fire fighters are awake
and keep watch during the night. |
1984 |
JE |
| Bonsall, Crosby Newell |
Who's Afraid of the Dark?
A small boy projects his fear of the dark onto his dog. |
1980 |
JER |
| Bourgeois, Paulette |
Franklin in the Dark
Franklin is a turtle, but he will not crawl into his shell.
He is afraid of small, dark places. What will Franklin do? |
2000 |
JE |
| Bradbury, Ray |
Switch on the Night
A lonely little boy who is afraid of the dark is
introduced to
a whole new world by a little girl named Dark. |
2000 |
JE |
| Bunting, Eve |
Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour
Scary incidents at midnight give Biff the dog and his master
a frightening time but all turn out to have good explanations.
|
1987 |
JE |
| Butler, M. Christina |
The Dark, Dark Night
Upon awakening from his long winter's nap, Frog spends a happy day playing with his friends but when he reaches his pond after dark, he sees a huge pond monster and needs his friends' help to face it. |
2008 |
JE BUTLE |
| Cantrell, Julie |
God is With Me Through the Night
A child is reassured by his mother that God loves him even when it is dark outside. |
2009 |
JE CANTR |
| Chaconas, Dori |
Goodnight, Dewberry Bear
At bedtime, Dewberry Bear is afraid of the gorilla-fump and other creatures lurking in his room but with his mother's help, a prayer he is learning, and courage he chases all of the scary things away. |
2003 |
JE CHACO |
| Chapman, Mary Beth |
Shaoey and Dot: A Thunder and Lightning Bug Story
When the lights go out one stormy night, Shaoey becomes frightened. Dot, her little ladybug friend, humorously explains that the dark is just a place with the lights off, and God is in the dark just like everywhere else. |
2005 |
JE CHAPM |
| Christelow, Eileen |
Henry and the Dragon
At bedtime Henry Rabbit is sure he sees the shadow of a dragon
on his bedroom wall even though his parents can find no evidence
of it. |
1984 |
JE |
| Cosby, Bill |
One Dark and Scary Night
One night, little Bill is positive there are mean things in
his dark closet and that they are just dying to get him. Only
when Alice the great performs a magical tucking-in trick do
the mean things go away for good. |
1999 |
JER |
| Crowe, Robert L. |
Clyde Monster
A young monster is afraid of the dark because he believes that
a person may be lurking under the bed or in a corner. |
1976 |
JE |
| Dunbar, Joyce |
The Monster Who Ate Darkness
|
2008 |
JE DUNBA |
| Dunbar, Joyce |
Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep
Willa has trouble falling asleep until her brother reminds her
of all the happy things that await her in the morning. |
1998 |
JE |
| Durango, Julia |
Dream Hop
Children learn a way to escape the dreams which scare them. |
2005 |
JE DURAN |
| Durant, Alan |
Billy Monster's Daymare
Billy Monster is scared! But what is keeping him awake? And how will Daddy Monster find a way to help Billy sleep soundly through the day? Set in a topsy-turvy monster world, this warm and funny story is perfect for raising a smile and chasing away bedtime fears. |
2007 |
JE DURAN |
| Dutro, Jack |
Night Light: A Story for Children Afraid of the Dark
A story of an underground animal who fears the light is designed
to help those who fear the dark. |
1993 |
JE |
| Edwards, Michelle |
What's That Noise?
Alex tries to calm his younger brother when they hear strange
noises at bedtime, but is he brave enough to cross the cold
floor of their dark room when a feet-grabbing, toe-eating, noise-making
"something" might get him? |
2002 |
JE |
| Fenton, Joe |
What's Under the Bed
When Fred lays down his head, he imagines there is something monstrous under his bed. |
2008 |
JE FENTO |
| Ferreri, Della Ross |
How Will I Ever Sleep in This Bed?
A child's new bed feels big and lonely until it gets filled
up with stuffed animals. |
2005 |
JE FERRE |
| Fore, S.J. |
Tiger Can't Sleep
A young boy is kept awake by the noisy, "talented" tiger in his closet that is busy dancing, eating, and making music. |
2006 |
JE FORE |
| Garrison, Christian |
The Dream Eater
Yukio spares the other villagers from recurring nightmares when
he rescues a baku. |
1978 |
JE |
| Geisert, Arthur |
Lights Out
Told by his parents that his light must be out at eight o'clock, a young piglet who is afraid of the dark devises an ingenious solution to the problem. |
2005 |
JE GEISE |
| Gorbachev, Valeri |
When Someone Is Afraid
Suggests some of the ways that animals react to fear, but when a
small boy wakes from a bad dream he calls for his mommy and daddy. |
2005 |
JE GORBA |
| Hayes, Geoffrey |
A Night-Light for Bunny
When it is too dark for Bunny to sleep, Papa suggests using light like that of stars and fireflies, but Mama finds the right light in their own burrow. |
2004 |
JE |
| Hemingway, Edward |
Bump in the Night
After Billy goes to bed one night he hears a scary noise, which upon investigation turns out
to be nothing but a sweet little monster named Bump. |
2008 |
JE HEMIN |
| Higgs, Liz Curtis |
Go Away, Dark Night
Griffin is afraid of the dark. Find out what he learns about
trusting God. |
1998 |
JE |
| Hines, Anna Grossnickle |
My Own Big Bed
A child proudly shows off her very own brand new big bed while
also telling herself that she can deal with fears about sleeping
in it for the first time. |
1998 |
JE |
| Impey, Rose |
The Flat Man
At bedtime as he tries to fall asleep, a young boy has fun scaring
himself by imaging the noises he hears are coming from the Flat
Man, who is creeping up to get into bed with him. |
1988 |
JE |
| Joerg, Donna |
When Dawn Stole the Dark
Six-year-old Hannah's mother helps her overcome her fear of
the night. |
1998 |
JE |
| Junge, Alexandra |
A Night-time Tale
A carousel of words and pictures, this touching tale puts a playful spin on the common childhood fear of the nighttime. A little girl who has always been afraid of the dark embarks upon an amazing adventure that explains why the night follows the day and begins to make friends with things she had once feared. |
2006 |
JE JUNGE |
| Klein, Abby |
Camping Catastrophe
First-grader Freddy, who is afraid of the dark, is apprehensive about going on a wilderness camping trip. |
2008 |
J KLEIN |
| Klise, Kate |
Little Rabbit and the Night Mare
Little Rabbit is so worried about his first school report that his sleep
is troubled by a terrifying Night Mare. |
2008 |
JE KLISE |
| Le Masne, Christophe |
Tom tiene una pesadilla
Tom is comforted by his parents after having nightmares. (En
español.) |
1998 |
S JE |
| Lindbergh, Reeve |
The Midnight Farm
A child's fear of the dark inspires the mother the take her
little one on a sunset tour. |
1987 |
J811 |
| Lobby, Ted |
Jessica and the Wolf: A Story for Children Who Have Bad Dreams
With her parents' support, Jessica finds the strength and self-reliance
to conquer a bad dream. |
1990 |
JE |
| Long, Ethan |
Duck's Not Afraid of the Dark!
Duck is having a hard time deciding whether he is really afraid of the dark or not. A switch to turn the light on and off is attached to the book. |
2008 |
JE LONG |
| Mayer, Mercer |
There's a Nightmare in My Closet
At bedtime a boy confronts the nightmare in his closet and finds
him not so terrifying after all. |
1968 |
JE |
| Mayer, Mercer |
There's an Alligator Under My Bed
The alligator under his bed makes a boy's bedtime a hazardous
operation, until he lures it out of the house and into the garage.
|
1987 |
JE |
| Mayer, Mercer |
You're the Scaredy-Cat
A scary story followed by strange noises drives the campers
inside during their night in the backyard. |
1974 |
JE |
| McKay, Hilary |
There's a Dragon Downstairs
Although she is afraid, Sophie is determined to confront the dragon
that she thinks she hears downstairs at night. |
2005 |
JE MCKAY |
| McQueen, John Troy |
A World Full of Monsters
A little boy explains away the noise of the night by telling
himself a story about a world full of friendly monsters. |
1986 |
JE |
| Merchant, Peter |
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Scary Basement
As a girl Eleanor Roosevelt was scared of many things: swimming, mice, horses, robbers. Most of all she was scared of the dark… |
2006 |
JB R6767ME |
| Michelson, Richard |
Oh No, Not Ghosts!
An older brother "reassures" his younger sister about all the creatures that she imagines lurking in the dark bedroom, but his words only scare her more. |
2006 |
JE MICHEL |
| Miller, Sibly |
Horses' Night Out: A Sirocco Story
When Sirocco leads the tiny, winged filies on a nighttime adventure, he discovers that he is afraid of the dark, as well as that their human friend, Leanna, needs a "sleep buddy." |
2008 |
J MILLE |
| Morris, Winifred |
What If the Shark Wears Tennis Shoes?
Stephen's nighttime fear materializes, a shark that gets all
the way upstairs and into his room to try to eat him, but Stephen
has an alternative suggestion. |
1995 |
JE |
| Nadeau, Nicole |
Caillou Bad Dreams
Caillou has a bad dream, but Mommy and Daddy make him feel better.
|
2000 |
J BOARDBK |
| Norville, Deborah |
I Don't Want to Sleep Tonight
It's hard to go to sleep at night when monsters are lurking
about in the dark! But this little child makes an exciting discovery
when she realizes that television and movies are often the reason
she sees bad monsters... and that reading books brings her much
sweeter dreams. |
1999 |
JE |
| Ottolenghi, Carol |
Tip the Mouse Can't Sleep
Tip the mouse gets all ready for bed but becomes afraid after
his mother leaves the room. |
2005 |
JE OTTOL |
| Robbins, Beth |
Tom's Afraid of the Dark!
Tom, a young cat, overcomes his fear of the dark by using his
imagination to think about good things rather than bad ones.
|
2001 |
JE |
| Robison, Deborah |
No Elephants Allowed
Justin must think of a way to get rid of the elephants that
bother him in his room each night. |
1981 |
J |
| Senshu, Noriko |
Sonny's Dream
Sonny, a young grizzly bear, lives happily in Alaska with his
mother, but he has bad dreams - giant red "Monster Fish" swim
through his sleep. Sonny's mother teaches him that there is
no reason to be afraid. |
2000 |
JE |
| Shebar, Sharon Sigmond |
Night Monsters
The frightening sounds heard at bedtime turn out not to be monsters.
|
2000 |
JER |
| Smith, Susan Mathias |
The Night Light
Although he is the biggest, bravest, and greenest bug in town,
William Green is afraid of the dark. |
1981 |
JER |
| Stevenson, Harvey |
Big, Scary Wolf
Rose is too scared to sleep at night because she knows there's
a big, scary wolf in her room, so she tells Papa about it and
he helps dispel her fears. |
1997 |
JE |
| Stevenson, James |
What's Under My Bed?
Grandpa tells his two young houseguests a story about his own
childhood when he was scared at bedtime. |
1983 |
JE |
| Tessler, Manya |
Yuki's Ride Home
After an enjoyable day at her grandmother's house, Yuki tries to gather all her courage to ride her bicycle home in the evening fog. |
2008 |
JE TESSL |
| Tobias, Tobi |
Chasing the Goblins Away
A youngster decides to stand up to those horrible goblins that
surround his bed nightly. |
1977 |
J |
| Villaseñor, Victor |
Goodnight, Papito Dios / Buenas noches, Papito Dios
A father comforts his son at bedtime by singing the turtledove song
his own mother once sang to him, in hopes that the child will wake up in the morning
refreshed and secure in the knowledge that he is loved. |
2007 |
S JE VILLA (Bilingual Collection) |
| Waddell, Martin |
Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?
When bedtime comes Little Bear is afraid of the dark, until Big Bear brings him lights and love. |
1999 |
JE WADDE |
| Waddell, Martin |
¿No duermes, Osito?
When bedtime comes, Little Bear is afraid of the dark, until
Big Bear brings him lights and love. (En español.) |
1988 |
S JE |
| Walton, Rick |
A Very Hairy Scary Story
Upon realizing that she has stayed at her friend's house longer than she should have, Sarah decides to sneak home rather than call her father and finds herself in a night filled with hairy, scary animals. |
2004 |
JE WALTO |
| Williams, Linda |
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with
a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that
follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her. |
1986 |
JE |
| Ziefert, Harriet |
Good Night, Lewis!
Mama finally figures out that Lewis doesn't like to go to bed
because he's afraid of the dark. |
1986 |
JE |
| Ziefert, Harriet |
I Want to Sleep in Your Bed!
When all the lights are out, Susan goes to her parents' door
and says, "I want to sleep in your bed!" |
1990 |
JE |
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