fear

Everything the villagers know about Big Bad Wolf is true and every time something frightening happens they are sure he is behind it, but there is more to the story, as revealed through die-cut pages.

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.

This friendly and playful cat needs to learn that there really are no scary monsters in her room and that she just imagines they are around her at night.

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

One night, little Bill is positive there are mean things in his dark closet and that they are just dying to get him. Only when Alice the great performs a magical tucking-in trick do the mean things go away for good.

Grandma encourages a fearful child to try new things.

Although he loves the game, a young hockey player discovers he is handicapped while playing by his fear of the puck.

Herbie's friend Ray and some classmates in his fourth-grade reading group help him adjust when he moves into a new bedroom in the attic.

Franklin, a young turtle who is afraid of small, dark places--including his shell--asks other animals about their fears.

When Ludlow begins to play baseball to help combat his fears, he is placed so far out in the outfield that he becomes involved with an adjacent game in which a most astonishing thing happens.