Loud, scary noises frighten a child until quiet and calmness return.

Nervous about the first day of school, Oliver brings an alligator to school for protection.

A boy faces unseen and imagined fears with the help of his stuffed toy lion.

Bear is frightened by a storm, but singing to his toy, Floppy, and being with his parents helps comfort him until the storm goes to sleep, and so does he.

Big brother Charlie tells Lola that she will never be able to scare him, until something finally proves him wrong.

While showing her timid gal pals the wonders of the woods, brave Nadine the cow discovers that she is not entirely fearless.

When Willoughby Smith discovers a snail sitting atop the moon in his closet one night, the two help each other overcome their fears.

With Halloween approaching, Junie B. needs to find a costume that will scare off the real witches and ghosts that she believes will be out on the holiday.

"When a huge black dog appears outside the Hope family home, each member of the household sees it and hides. Only Small, the youngest Hope, has the courage to face the black dog, who might not be as frightening as everyone else thinks"--Provided by publisher.

A fearful young vampire, who prefers candy to blood, bravely ventures into the human world on Halloween night to satisfy his sweet tooth.