security (psychology)

When a storm rumbles and the night grows dark, baby animals cuddle up to their mothers where they can sleep, safe and warm.

Every night, tiny lights appear out of the darkness in Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and creates wonderful creatures to play with until she falls asleep, and in the morning she brings them back to life in her whimsical drawings. When a mysterious new girl appears at school, Sandy's drawings are noticed for the first time...

Insecure about the changes high school brings, Abby ignores advice from her parents and her only friend to "make an effort" and instead withdraws from everyone but Luke, who she met online, but when Abby agrees to meet Luke in person she discovers that her friend is not who he claims to be.

"A ... story about the adventures a little boy has with his cuddly toy turtle. Over the years, Turtle gets covered in spaghetti, splattered by mud, chewed by a puppy, and much more--but the boy still loves him. Turtle has become his security blanket, as well as his best friend. But one day Turtle suffers a horrible rip that the boy can't repair. The boy decides he doesn't need his old chewed up, sewn up, taped up, ripped up raggedy turtle anymore. But when he tries to sleep at night, he begins to think otherwise!"--Provided by publisher.

Suggests that the best way to achieve security in life is to let go of the anxiety associated with the past and future, understand and accept the limits of technology and science, and to focus on the present moment.

Jake is teased by a bully at kindergarten for sucking his thumb, but soon learns that everyone--even bullies--need some help being brave.

A young boy becomes worried when his daily routine is upset by the family's trip to the woods.

Examines the culture of fear, focusing on how the government, the media, and drug makers have created a society living in fear of illness, attack, and government regulation, and recounting some of the most sensational false alarms of the past few years.

Rue, the Monster of Insecurity, tries to hide, and eventually change, his big nose, but eventually learns a lesson about accepting oneself.