Meet Scaredy Squirrel, a squirrel who never leaves his nut tree because he's afraid of the unknown "out there." But then, something unexpected happens that may just change his outlook.

"Getting George to sleep is a nightmare. But getting a monster to sleep? That's an adventure."--Inside book jacket.

Scaredy comes up with a Bad Dream Action Plan to avoid sleep but between counting stars, playing cymbals and making scrapbooks, disaster still strikes and exhaustion takes its toll. Will Scaredy survive this ordeal? Will he find sweet dreams?

When Ellery reads her younger brother a scary book about pirates, Max finds an appropriate way to make her close the book.

A timid little ghost searches for a safe place to haunt.

With his teacher's help, a boy begins to overcome his fear of swimming.

From bugs and frogs to alligators and whales, frightened animals always move out of the way of a larger opponent.

When Baby Owl takes his stuffed Owly out for a walk in the moonlit woods, he insists that he is not afraid of the other animals that keep popping up and making them jump.

A courageous boy emerges from under his bed to guide his stuffed animal companions through a thunderstorm.

A little dog's paralyzing anxiety gives way to bravery when someone smaller arrives in need during a whooshy, splashy, overwhelming day at the beach.