Yuma Public Library

Rory is afraid of the darkness of winter. He thinks that monsters and demons might creep out from the shadows and get him. So he makes a dragon of emerald green with a brilliant red crest. Each night the dragon comes alive to tell Rory stories of knights and battles, and of elf-kings and treasure hoards. Through his dreamtime adventures, Rory grows brave.

Howard and the monster under his bed decide on a plan to convince their mothers that both of them have reason to be afraid after dark.

Kitty wants to be a superhero like her mother, once she gets over her fear of the dark, but when Figaro the cat needs help she springs into action.

When Newton the teddy bear hears strange noises in the night, he reassures his toys that everything is all right.

When Baby Owl takes his stuffed Owly out for a walk in the moonlit woods, he insists that he is not afraid of the other animals that keep popping up and making them jump.

"An accidental encounter throws Mole and Wolf together. One is afraid of the light, the other is afraid of the dark. Together they learn that friends are all they need to conquer their fears"--

Jule Ann outsmarts the Dark, a creature which grows huge by eating shadows, blocking out the light of day.

The Little Princess begs to have her light left on at night, not because she is afraid of the dark but because of the ghosts that appear in the darkness.

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

Georgie is afraid of the dark, but after an adventure with a dragon that is afraid of the knight in the book where he normally dwells, both are ready to sleep.