A little old lady who is not afraid of anything must deal with a pumpkin head, a tall black hat, and other spooky objects that follow her through the dark woods trying to scare her.

Yikes! What made that noise in your closet? If you've ever felt your heart beating fast and your palms sweating, chances are you were feeling scared! Find out what it means to feel scared and how to acknowledge your feelings. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about their feelings and why they matter. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills....

Mirette learns tightrope walking from Monsieur Bellini, a guest in her mother's boarding house, not knowing that he is a celebrated tightrope artist who has withdrawn from performing because of fear.

"A novelty picture book exploring the many forms fear can take and the importance of overcoming it"--

Learn the facts behind the things that have frightened people through the ages.

One dark and noisy night the Fraidy Cats let their imaginations run wild, visualizing scary things from wild elephants to hungry wolves.

Ten days before the start of kindergarten, a preschooler can not tie her shoes by herself and fears the worst.

"A young rabbit is frightened by his underwear"-- Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He can pick any pair of underwear he wants. And every big rabbit knows Creepy Underwear are the coolest. Even if they give off a ghoulish, greenish glow. It's NOT like Jasper is scared. He just might be done with his Creepy Underwear.... But are they done with him?

Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear. They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison of unlocked doors....

Although his best friend Rex is excited about going to camp, Pinky is afraid of leaving home.