Reading List: Picture Books about Fears

The world is a big place with lots of different things that can be scary, especially to little ones. These picture books (and a few juvenile nonfiction books) are about characters overcoming a variety of fears from fear of the dark, to heights, to dogs, change, monsters and more.


Fear of Dogs:
Ellis, Sarah - Ben and the Scaredy-Dog
Pitzer, Susanna - Not Afraid of Dogs
Thomas, Jan - The Doghouse

Fear of the Dark:
Czajak, Paul - Monster Needs His Sleep
Davis, Jon - Small Blue and the Deep Dark Night
Dewdney, Anna - Llama Llama Red Pajama
Diesen, Deborah - The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark
Hale, Bruce - Clark the Shark: Afraid of the Dark
Krause, J.R. - Dragon Night
Snicket, Lemony - The Dark
Thomas, Jan - Let's Sing a Lullaby With the Brave Cowboy

Fear of Change:
Dewdney, Anna - Llama Llama Misses Mama
Foley, Greg E. - Don't Worry Bear
McFarland, Clive - Caterpillar Dreams
Sanna, Francesca - Me and My Fear

Fear of Heights/Falling:
Cornwall, Gaia - Jabari Jumps
Könnecke, Ole - You Can Do It, Bert!
Parker, Danny - Parachute
Santat, Dan - After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again

Fear of Water:
Andreae, Giles - Be Brave, Little Penguin
Atkinson, Cale - Off & Away
Sattler, Jennifer Gordon - Pig Kahuna

Fear of Monsters:
Balmes, Santi - I Will Fight Monsters for You
Bright, Rachel - Love Monster and the Scary Something
Fredrickson, Lane - Monster Trouble!
Mayer, Mercer - There's a Nightmare in My Closet
Mayer, Mercer - There's an Alligator Under My Bed
Mull, Brandon - Smarter Than a Monster: A Survival Guide
Reynolds, Aaron - Creepy Carrots!

A Variety of Other Fears:
Bright, Rachel - The Lion Inside
Carlin, Patricia - Alfie Is Not Afraid
Cena, John - Elbow Grease
Choldenko, Gennifer - Dad and the Dinosaur
Dyckman, Ame - Wolfie the Bunny
Freedman, Deborah - Shy
Gliori, Debi - The Scariest Thing of All
Jarvis - Alan's Big, Scary Teeth
Kirk, David - Oh So Brave Dragon
Krosoczka, Jarrett - Peanut Butter and Jellyfish
Latimer, Alex - Lion Vs. Rabbit
Meiners, Cheri J. - When I Feel Afraid
O'Byrne, Nicola - Open Very Carefully
Parr, Todd - The Don't Worry Book
Parr, Todd - The I'm Not Scared Book
Rees, Douglas - Tyrannosaurus Rex Vs. Edna, The Very First Chicken
Reynolds, Peter H. - Say Something!
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro - I Used to Be Afrai
Thomas, Jan - What Is Chasing Duck?
Watt, Melanie - Scaredy Squirrel
Wilson, Karma - Bear Feels Scared

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