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Parents' Primer: Fears

Blankets
Bottles
Pacifiers
Stuffed Animals
Thumbsucking

Blankets

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J BOARDBK BOYNT	Boynton, Sandra	Dinosaur's Binkit It is time for Dinosaur to get ready for bed, but all Dinosaur can think of is snuggling with a special blanket.	1998
J BOARDBK PATRI	Patricelli, Leslie	Blankie Meet Blankie, the best companion a toddler could have.	2005
JE	Brown, Marc Tolon	D.W.'s Lost Blankie When D.W. cannot find her special blanket, Arthur and Dad try to help her, but with no success, until Mom saves the day.	1998
JE	Brown, Ruth	Cry Baby Nobody wants to go on a walk with little sister -- she's such a cry baby. But when Cry Baby's comfort blanket unravels, everyone is in for a big surprise.	1997
JE BUTLE	Butler, M. Christina	The Special Blankie While Little Hedgehog babysits his cousin, with help from his forest friends, Baby's favorite blanket brings them some misadventures but later saves the day.	2010
JE BYNUM	Bynum, Janie	Kiki's Blankie Kiki the monkey has many daring adventures with her polka-dot "blankie," but when it sails away without her and lands above a sleeping crocodile, she may not be brave enough to come to the rescue.	2009
JE COTE	Cote, Nancy	Jackson's Blanket A little boy is not ready to give up his beloved blanket until he finds a tiny kitten who needs it more than he does.	2008
JE	Dickson, Anna H.	Where's My Blankie? Malcolm Monster feels afraid when he loses his beloved security blanket, but after a couple of days, he forgets that it's missing.	1984
JE FORD	Ford, Bernette	No More Blanket for Lambkin! A gentle and playful story about letting go of a comfort blanket.--back cover.	2009
JE	Gliori, Debi	Flora's Blanket Flora, a little rabbit, does not want to sleep without her missing blanket, so her family helps her look for it.	2001
JE	Griessman, Annette	Gabriel, God, and the Fuzzy Blanket Jacob is afraid when he forgets to take his blanket on a visit to his great aunt and uncle, but his parents help him remember that God is always with him to keep him safe.	2000
JE	Henkes, Kevin	Owen Owen’s parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school.	1993
JE HEST	Hest, Amy	Baby Duck and the Cozy Blanket Baby Duck needs a bath and so does her cozy blanket.	2002
JE	Mallat, Kathy	Oh, Brother A young rabbit's older brother teases her by stealing her blanket, but also proves that he loves her.	2003
JER	Rylant, Cynthia	Puppy Mudge Loves His Blanket Puppy Mudge likes his blanket, but he loves snuggling with Henry.	2004

Bottles

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
JE FORD	Ford, Bernette G.	No More Bottles for Bunny! Bunny gives up his bottle so he can have tea and cookies just like the big kids.	2007

Pacifiers

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J BOARDBK GEIS	Geis, Patricia	Good-bye Pacifier! Although it comforts her when she's hungry and makes her feel safe when she's afraid, Tula is a big girl now and no longer needs a pacifier.--Inside back cover.	2009
JE	Boelts, Maribeth	Little Bunny's Pacifier Plan Little Bunny gradually learns to give up his pacifier.	1999
JE FORD	Ford, Bernette G.	No More Pacifier for Piggy! Piggy gradually learns to give up his pacifier.	2008
JE LHEUR	L'Heureux, Christine	Rosie's Pacifier Caillou's little sister, Rosie, wants to speak, so little by little she sets aside her pacifier.	2010
JE	Murphy, Jill	The Last Noo Noo His grandmother and mother think he is too big for a pacifier; other children make fun of him, but Marlon will not give it up until he is ready.	1995
JE WENIN	Weninger, Brigitte	Bye-Bye, Binky Nora's lost pacifier becomes a toy for several other animals before it is finally returned to her.	2007
J649.6 SHAPI	Shapiro, Lawrence E.	It's Time to Give Up Your Pacifier: A Transition Time Book "Talking, eating, singing, and more--think of all the things little ones can do without pacifiers in their mouths! This books shows toddlers the benefits of becoming big kids to gently wean them off their pacifiers."--Back cover.	2008

Stuffed Animals

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
JE	Bruna, Dick	Miffy Is Crying Miffy is very sad because her teddy bear is missing.	1998
JE DEVRI	de Vries, Anke	Raf When Ben loses Raf, his favorite stuffed toy, he is inconsolable. But a few days later, Ben receives a postcard--from Raf! Raf writes about how he got lost and was found...Will Raf really return to Ben? Will Ben still recognize him? And will he make it ho	2008
JE	Feiffer, Jules	I Lost My Bear When she cannot find her favorite stuffed toy, a young girl asks her mother, father, and older sister for help.	1998
JE	Hines, Anna Grossnickle	Not Without Bear Audrey likes to do many things, but not without bear.	2000
JE	Ichikawa, Satomi	La La Rose La La Rose, a young girl's stuffed rabbit, gets lost in Luxembourg Gardens.	2004
JE	McPhail, David	The Teddy Bear A teddy bear, lost by the little boy who loves him, still feels loved after being rescued by a homeless man.	2002
JE MESER	Meserve, Jessica	Bedtime Without Arthur Bella has a bear named Arthur, like others, hes soft and cuddly. Unlike other bears, Arthur knows karate and works tirelessly all night to protect Bella from monsters, dragons, slugs, and other things that lurk in the shadows. One night, Arthur goes missi	2010
JE SMEE	Smee, Nicola	No Bed Without Ted Readers are invited to help a little girl find Ted the teddy bear so that she can go to sleep.	2005
JE	Stevens, Janet	Plaidypus Lost When a young child takes his favorite toy along to the park, the market, the lake, and for a car ride, he mistakenly leaves him behind.	2004
JE	Waber, Bernard	Ira Sleeps Over A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at a friend's house, but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear.	1972
JE	Whybrow, Ian	Where's Tim's Ted? It's quiet on the farm as Tim gets ready for bed. Suddenly, he cries, 'Where's my Ted?' They search and they search, but Tim's Ted is nowhere to be found...	2000
JE WILLE	Willems, Mo	Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale After Trixie and daddy leave the laundromat, something very important turns up missing.	2004
JE ZIEFE	Ziefert, Harriet	Buzzy Had a Little Lamb Gently helps children understand that going to school means growing up and saying good-bye, if only for a few hours, to old "comfort" objects.	2005

Thumbsucking

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

CALL #	AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE
J	Fassler, Joan	Don't Worry Dear Jenny's mother patiently waits for her to outgrow her thumbsucking, bedwetting, and stuttering.	1971
J	Klimowicz, Barbara	The Strawberry Thumb	1968
J TOBIA	Tobias, Tobi	The Quitting Deal Mother and daughter vow to help each other give up respective habits--smoking and thumb-sucking.	1975
J155.4	Heitler, Susan M	David Decides about Thumbsucking : A Motivating Story for Children ; An Informative Guide for Parents Although he struggles to entertain Pig's cousin, Kipper the dog cannot prevent Arnold from sucking his thumb.	1985
JE	Ernst, Kathryn F	Danny and His Thumb As he grows up and starts school, Danny finds he is too busy doing other things to suck his thumb.	1973
JE	Sonnenschein, Harriet	Harold's Hideaway Thumb By being diligent and remembering that he is a big bunny now, Harold succeeds in stopping sucking his thumb.	1991
JE COONE	Cooney, Nancy	Donald Says Thumbs Down	1987
JE COOPE	Cooper, Ilene	Jake's Best Thumb Jake is an expert at doing things with one thumb...because he keeps his 'best' thumb in his mouth almost all the time. -- inside front flap.	2008
JE DIONN	Dionne, Wanda	Little Thumb Little Thumb recounts rhyming reasons why it really should not go into its owner's mouth.	2001
JE INKPE	Inkpen, Mick	Arnold No one can keep Anna-May from sucking her thumb until her grandmother comes and solves the problem in a very special way.	1998

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