Taddonio, Lea
Summary: Damien is afraid of the dark. That's no big deal except for the fact that his dad happens to be the bogeyman, and worse, he expects Damien to grow up and follow in his footsteps, scaring human children on Halloween night. Can Damien convince his dad that he'd rather make candy than scare children?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Spellbound, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TADBertram, Debbie
Summary: When his new dinosaur-themed bed casts scary shadows at night, a child seeks comfort from other family members.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BERPuckett, Kelley
Summary: The orphan boy Bruce Wayne conquers his fear of the dark, making it possible for him to grow up and become the crime-fighting hero Batman.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2016
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PUCCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PUCOral, Feridun
Summary: Little Bunny learns to overcome his fear of the dark from his friends, the Moon and the stars.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: minedtion 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ORASchneider, Josh
Summary: A young boy conquers his fear of bedtime monsters after making a surprising discovery.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E SCHCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCHHadfield, Chris
Summary: "Young Chris loves pretending he's a brave astronaut, exploiring the universe. Only one problem--at night, he's afraid of the dark. Only when he watches the moon landing on TV does he realize how exciting the unknown can be. Inspired by the childhood of real-life astronaut Chris Hadfield"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2016
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E HADKrause, J. R.
Summary: Georgie is afraid of the dark, but after an adventure with a dragon that is afraid of the knight in the book where he normally dwells, both are ready to sleep.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KRABently, Peter
Summary: Jack, Zack, and Caspar build a castle fort, then spend a day fighting dragons and beasts, but at day's end giants carry away first Sir Zack, then Caspar, and King Jack is left to face night creatures alone.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2011
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BENCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BENKane, John
Summary: 'There's something I need you to help me with. When I say BOO, you say HOO. Are you ready?' Boo is little ghost who lives in a haunted house - and he is afraid of the dark. In I Say Boo, You Say Hoo, readers must help tell the story with a series of hilarious verbal and visual cues. This is a wonderful book for sharing with a single child or in a group ... and it's a little bit stinky. Be...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Templar Publishing 2020
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KANGrylls, Bear
Summary: Fatima is having fun camping with her friends, but she is afraid the dark. She has to get through a ruined city at night, avoiding the dangers of crumbling buildings, cracks in the ground and fallen masonry without power or light.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED GRYDiesen, Deborah.
Summary: Mr. Fish feels nervous venturing deep in the sea to look for Ms. Clam's lost pearl until Miss Shimmer helps him conquer his fear of the dark.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2010
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E DIECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DIECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE FIC DIEKrensky, Stephen.
Summary: One dark and noisy night the Fraidy Cats let their imaginations run wild, visualizing scary things from wild elephants to hungry wolves.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1993
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KreSmall, Lily
Summary: Daisy the Dream Deer, who loves to fly around in the moonlight and whisper happy dreams into the ears of the sleeping fairy animals, tries to reassure a little hedgehog who is afraid to sleep in Misty Wood.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Elliott, Rebecca
Summary: In order to earn their Bravery Patches, Bo and the other unicorns of Sparklegrove Forest have to camp out in the forest for three nights; but the night is full of frightening noises, and when a misunderstanding offends some pixies, the unicorns resolve to face their fears and confront the "monsters" who are stealing the pixies' houses.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic 2020
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC ELLRunton, Andy.
Summary: On a slightly scary camping trip to study stars in the night sky, Owly and Wormy make new friends.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2012
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RUNRansom, Candice
Summary: When Uni the unicorn goes to her first sleepover, the other girls are better at every game, but later Uni has the opportunity to share her special talent.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN ROSBattersby, Katherine.
Summary: Squish, a little rabbit who is afraid of nearly everything, ventures into the night during a storm to find his friend, Twitch, who he fears may have encountered chickens.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2012
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Thomas, Jan
Summary: Brave Cowboy tries to sing his young calf pals to sleep on a dark, dark night, with humorous results.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2012
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E THOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Thomas 2012Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE THOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE THOBalmes, Santi
Summary: "Two little girls--one human and the other a monster--are afraid to go to sleep for fear of what's living under their beds"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BALHarrison, Paula
Summary: Kitty wants to be a superhero like her mother, once she gets over her fear of the dark, but when Figaro the cat needs help she springs into action.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2019
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.Hallwood, Cheri Lynn.
Summary: In this rhyming story, little Winifred Witch is excited about enjoying Halloween night with the big witches, but she has one small problem--she is afraid of the dark. Her secret wish is never to be scared of the dark again. She asks her Aunt Broomhilda, who owns a shop of spells, to help. When magic fails, Broomhilda shows her another solution to her fears.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Forever Young Publishers 2010
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Holiday HallwoodButler, M. Christina.
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Good Books 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BUTBond, Felicia.
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crowell 1984
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BONBond, Felicia.
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Laura Geringer Books 2003