A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each has a fear of its own.

Petra, the newest dragon master, is scared to death of the Hydra dragon she is supposed to bond with--but when the Hydra accidentally poisons the King, and then her fellow dragon master, Drake, she must find a way to connect with her dragon, because only the Hydra's song can cure them.

A collection of five scary stories, first featuring Jason, sleeping over at his uncle Henry's house, who needs to take a long, dark walk to the bathroom only to find someone is waiting for him inside.

A young boy puts aside his fear of the Dark and sets out to bring it back, along with its music, magic, and mysteries.

Willa has a whale of a problem. Willa the whale's a worrywart. She feels timid about raising her fin in class: What if she takes too long to answer or, worse, gets it wrong? When her teacher calls on her encouragingly, Willa remains silent. Whew! That worked; she's saved. But Willa begins to reflect on the teacher's comment to the class: "It isn't always easy / To share the things we know, / But ideas, thoughts, and questions / Are the way we learn...

"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...

Chilly the snowflake is scared of lots of things, but learns that facing his fears and trying something new can be fun.

"When Bob tells Pete the Cat a spooky, creepy, scary story about a monster, Pete is a little scared. The monster seems to be everywhere he looks! What will help Pete overcome his fear?"-- Provided by publisher.

Luke's baseball team, the Warriors, is facing the last and most important game of the season, and it's all up to Luke to make the winning, or losing, play. Later the boys have a campout in the backyard and must fend off the noises of the night. As they finally settle down to sleep, Luke has a remarkable dream and learns to face his fears.