Books like Orion and the Dark
By Emma Yarlett
For the kid who needs a nightlight, checks under the bed, and asks a dozen questions before lights-out — this book turns the scariest thing in the room into a character worth meeting. Cozy, a little eerie, and full of nighttime wonder.
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 boy named Laszlo is afraid of the dark that lives in the same creaky old house as him — until one night, it comes to visit his room.
A boardinghouse girl in nineteenth-century Paris spots a quiet stranger walking on air across the courtyard and begs him to teach her — not knowing he's a once-famous wire-walker now gripped by fear.
An imaginary friend waits and waits to be chosen by a child, and when no one picks him, he does the unimaginable — he leaves his island to find his perfect match himself.
Three unlikely best friends — a ninja, a cowboy, and a bear — do everything together until competing to be the best at everything drives a wedge between them.
A young hero condemned by a jealous king must earn the trust of the legendary winged horse Pegasus, then ride him into battle against the fire-breathing Chimera.
A friendly ghost named Leo loves drawing and making snacks, but when a new family misunderstands his attempts to help, he leaves home to find where he truly belongs.
A small boy is invited to tea at the palace and always asks the same question — may he bring a friend? — and each time, a surprising animal guest shows up beautifully behaved.
A younger boy follows a strange, ever-growing list of rules set by his older brother over one long summer, until breaking one plunges him into real danger only his brother can pull him back from.
A furry blue monster begs the reader directly, page after page, not to keep turning — because there's a monster waiting at the very end of the book.
The smallest of twelve little girls living in a Paris house under Miss Clavel's care, one fearless girl isn't scared of tigers or mice — until one frightening night changes everything.
A hotel welcomes every kind of feeling as a guest — loud Anger who needs room to shout, quiet Sadness who sometimes floods the bathroom, wandering Gratitude — and never turns anyone away.
