Mouse frightens all of the animals she sees by shouting that a dragon is going to eat the sun, and then come after them.

Although Francis the cat is afraid of the whispery hissing monster he hears in the tree outside, he faces his fear when he thinks the monster may have captured his good friend Ben.

Mrs. Green tells her students that they're going to have a class pet! Hubie's imagination goes wild. Will the new class pet have fangs, horns, or headlights? Will it be vicious? Who knows what kind of monster Mrs. Green will bring in? Hubie's worst fears are nearly realized, when Mrs. Green brings in a big cage. What could be inside?

Little Roo tries to find the much-feared heffalump and ends up learning a lesson about friendship.

Jumpy Jack the snail is terrified that there are monsters around every corner despite the reassurances of his best friend, Googily.

Afraid to swim, Pip the penguin would much rather learn to fly.

One very hot summer, Eric Dooley watches his younger sister go from her first swimming lesson all the way to the diving board, while his fear of the water keeps him from joining her and the rest of the people of Clermont County in the pool.

Angelito Diaz is afraid of walking among the Living on the Day of the Dead, especially with his older sister, Estrellita, teasing him, but once in the Land of the Living, he quickly makes a new friend.

A young Hispanic immigrant girl conquers her fear of her new surroundings with the help of a happy song.