fear of the dark

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fear of the dark

Bedtime for Frances

1988
Frances finds it difficult to go to sleep with the strange noises and menacing shapes that seem to fill her room after dark.

The moose in the dress

1991
A little boy cannot sleep when a moose in a dress casts its sinister shadow on his bedroom wall, but when the apparition stops appearing he finds that he misses it.

I want my light on!

2010
Everyone says there are no such things as ghosts that live under beds, but the little princess knows better.

Kate's giants

1995
Kate is frightened that things like giants might sneak through the attic door into her new room, until she learns that what she can think up she can think out too.

No such thing

2012
Howard is afraid of the monster the lives under his bed, and Monster is afraid of the boy that lives on top of his bed.

Sofia and the Heartmender

1993
When no one seems to understand Sofia's fear of the shadow-monsters that she sees in the dark, her heart breaks and she goes to see the Heartmender for help.

Davy, help! It's a ghost!

2002
Davy comes up with a master plan to protect himself and his siblings when they see a ghost on their first night home alone.

Tom's afraid of the dark!

2001
Tom, a young cat, overcomes his fear of the dark by using his imagination to think about good things rather than bad ones.

The monster in Harry's backyard

2001
Harry is excited about using the tent he got for his birthday to camp in the backyard -- until he is alone. in the dark.

Teddy bear tears

2000
Each of four beloved teddy bears fears something at bedtime, and as their little master explains away each fear, he makes the nighttime worry-free for himself, too.

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