Books like Buttermilk
By Stephen Cosgrove
For the kid who checks under the bed twice and needs the hall light on, Buttermilk turns nighttime fear into something a parent can actually talk through. Hushed, a little spooky, and ultimately reassuring.
A young bear and his father head home through the snowy woods after a long walk, but strange sounds along the way make Little Bear afraid until Big Bear helps him feel safe again.
A young turtle is afraid of the dark inside his own shell, so he sets off asking other animals for help, only to discover that a bird, a polar bear, and a duck all have fears of their own.
A boy decides it's time to face the nightmare that lives in his closet each night, armed only with a toy gun and his own nerve.
A mischievous rabbit sneaks into Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden against his mother's warning, and once he's spotted, must find his way home safely while being chased.
A young girl is separated from her mother at the last moment and must sail to America alone, only to discover the address for her family in New York has smudged into illegible ink.
A little bear can't fall asleep because he's afraid of the dark, so Big Bear tries lantern after lantern before finally showing him the moon and stars outside the cave.
A boy returns with his family to their yearly camping spot at Mountain Pond, but this trip is different — he's headed into first grade, and a tiger has appeared in the woods.
A young turtle gets ready for a Halloween party with his friends, but his excitement turns to worry when he becomes convinced a real ghost has shown up.
A seven-year-old girl flees war in Lebanon and must adjust to a strange new life in Canada, struggling with a language she doesn't understand and everyday moments that suddenly feel frightening.
A little boy named Dave loses his beloved stuffed dog, Dogger, and is heartbroken — until Dogger turns up at the school summer fair, with someone else buying him first.
A boy afraid to go to school rides his grandfather's 1952 Ford time machine back through Big Papa's own frightening moments, hearing the same lesson each time: that's called being brave.
A family farm moves through a full year, from spring planting to morning chores to the first cold rains of autumn, following animals, crops, and the people who tend them.
