Books like Monster Mama

A little raccoon transforms into a fearless superhero every afternoon, battling zombie bears and alien robots — until a real bully in the school cafeteria puts his imaginary courage to the test.

A girl in Hawaiʻi who feels neither wahine nor kane sets her sights on leading her school's boys-only hula troupe in a traditional kane chant.

When an enormous black dog appears outside the Hope family home, every family member panics and hides — until the youngest, tiniest member decides to walk outside and face it herself.

A mistreated girl mocked as Sootface by her cruel older sisters sets off to try her luck with a warrior who can only be seen by someone with a kind, honest heart.

During a rumbling thunderstorm, three young bears creep one by one into Bear and Mrs. Bear's bed, each certain monsters are lurking outside — until even Bear starts to wonder.

A fearless older mouse who's afraid of nothing sets off alone on a new way home after calling her sister a scaredy-cat — until she ends up lost and needs rescuing.

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 koala named Kevin clings safely to his tree, too nervous to come down and join the other animals — until his tree falls and the ground he always feared is suddenly unavoidable.

A parent looks at a child and wonders aloud, in rhyme, about all the different people they might grow up to be — brave, clever, silly, wise — no matter what.

On a distant planet, a red Smed and a blue Smoo fall in love despite their families' rule that Smeds and Smoos never mix, sending both sides on a journey that tests old prejudices.

A young reindeer with a glowing red nose is teased and left out by the other reindeer, until a foggy Christmas Eve gives Santa a reason to need him most.

A war horse named Clyde is terrified of nearly everything, but faced with real danger, he decides that acting brave might matter more than actually feeling brave.