Laszlo is afraid of the dark which lives in the same big, creaky house as him, until one night the dark pays him a visit.

Lulu, who likes to wear a ladybug costume, goes to the beach for the first time and makes sand castles, flies kites, and deals with her fear of the ocean.

Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters.

Relates the things that can frighten children and how these fears may be overcome.

Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.

Eva is very excited about a beach vacation with her family and best friend Lucy, but her secret fear of swimming where there might be hungry sharks could keep her from finding the legendary mermowls.

When Rufus, Murphy, Lurena, and their pets go camping, they meet Pedro, a shy boy who seems afraid of just about everything - especially the water. One thing leads to another and the kids go into a nearby town to buy him a pet to cheer him up - a guinea pig, naturally. Yet what they bring home may look like a guinea pig, but it can swim like an otter!

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

"Mafatu's name means Stout Heart, but people call him a coward. He fears the sea because it killed his mother when he was a baby. And so, though his father is the Great Chief of Hikueru--an island whose seafaring people worship courage--he is afraid.".

Eleven-year-old Kammie reflects on her life as she fights claustrophobia while waiting to be rescued from a well she fell into while trying to impress some mean girls.