Bent Northrop Memorial Library

Possum is hiding from the sounds in the night, and his fear sets off a chain reaction in the other night animals.

"This is the scariest book ever! Or so claims its melodramatic ghost narrator. You can go ahead and turn the page, but don't expect him to come with you. He is a big scaredy-cat!"--

"Little Crab and Very Big Crab live in a tiny rock pool near the sea. Today they're going for a dip in the big ocean. 'This is going to be so great, ' says Little Crab, splish-splashing and squelch-squelching along, all the way to the very edge. Then comes a first glance down at the waves. WHOOSH! Maybe it's better if they don't go in? With vivid colors, bold shapes, and his trademark visual humor, Chris Haughton shows that sometimes a gentle 'don't...

Nelly loves to wear her swimsuit but the thought of swimming scares her, that is until Grandma, who just so happens to be a swimming champion, helps Nelly realize she has nothing to fear.

The students in Mrs. Green's class get a bit nervous when she announces she is going to bring in a class pet but will not reveal what it is--letting their imaginations run wild.

To escape a burning building, Zapfino must confront the fears that forced him out of the circus.

Step right up, fearless readers! Today, in this very book, we will PROVE to you that a snake can hide in a snowflake, that pigs can paint, and that the ones who copy the most are not necessarily cats! Prepare to be AMAZED by the game of hide-n-seek the words play! These tricksters are true experts in the art of camouflage! -- Amazon.com.

A young girl with appendicitis recounts her strange and scary trip to the hospital, and the nine times she cried--and a few times when she did not.

"A young rabbit is frightened by his underwear"--

"One night, Franca has a dream about a marvelous queen who lives in a dark cave, deep in the forest...So with her younger sisters, Carmela and Tomasina, Franca ventures into the forest at the end of their garden. As they travel deeper through nettles and thickets, drawing closer and closer to the cave, the world shifts...they meet beasts and creatures that shock and delight them, and they escape horrible things that frighten them. They learn to be...