Books like Scaredy Squirrel
By Mélanie Watt
For the kid who needs three warnings before trying the slide, this one turns being scared of everything into something funny instead of frustrating. Deadpan, list-loving, anxious-but-charming, with a wink of self-aware humor.
A brave adventurer who runs faster than airplanes and rescues wild animals freezes when her friends want to turn a tree into a pirate ship — because Lou has never climbed a tree before.
Warned to fear the Big Bad Mouse, the Gruffalo's curious child sneaks into the deep dark wood to hunt him down — only to spot the mouse and a mysterious giant shadow looming close behind.
A young penguin named Pip-Pip longs to swim in the sea with his friends, but fear of the water holds him back until he finds the courage to take the plunge.
A dachshund teased for his hot-dog shape gets dressed as an actual wiener for Halloween — then a brave act on the scariest night of the year turns the neighborhood's biggest tease into its hero.
An egg named Humpty Dumpty loves nothing more than watching birds from high on the city wall — until a great fall leaves him terrified of heights, and he must find the courage to climb again.
A man and his little dog head out early one winter morning to learn how to ski, but a run-in with a curious moose sends them flying through the air and hanging above a snowy abyss.
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.
Three hungry billy goats try to cross a troll's bridge to reach a lush meadow, and each one — smallest to biggest — must face the mean, ugly troll waiting underneath.
A clever mouse walks through the deep dark wood, escaping hungry predators by inventing a scary monster called the gruffalo — then discovers the gruffalo is real.
As a howl echoes through the forest, every animal races home and bolts the door — because Wolf's coming, and his glowing eyes appear right at the window.
A laid-back cat wears his favorite shirt with four groovy buttons, and one by one they keep popping off — but instead of crying, he just keeps singing his groovy song.
A crocodile who loves watermelon more than anything accidentally swallows a seed — and spirals into wild, funny visions of vines sprouting from his ears and skin turning pink.
