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The Little Moon Princess

YJ Lee - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Way up in the sky, a little girl sits by herself in a field filled with sparkling jewels. She is the Little Moon Princess. When one day a sparrow comes to visit, she confides in him that even though shes a princess, she still gets scared of the dark. With the help of her new friend, will...
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Baby Badger's Wonderful Night

Karen Saunders - EgmontUSA
Format: Hardcover

I dont like the night, Baby Badger whispered. Papa Badger took him by the hand. Theres no need to be frightened, he said. The night is wonderful. Let me show you.Baby Badger is afraid of the night. Its dark and lonely. But Papa Badger promises there is nothing to fear. Together they take...
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Who's There?

Carole Schaefer - Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

I jump into bed - thump, thump bumpety bump. I am all tucked in when from down the hallway I hear creak, creak, crinch! And I wonder, who's there? What child hasn't wondered the very same thing when the night makes everything sound creakier and squeakier? As a little bunny tries...
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The Princess and Her Panther

Wendy Orr - Beach Lane Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

A brave older sister becomes a princess and her timid younger sister becomes a panther—and together, they begin a wondrous trek. Before their very eyes, their sandbox becomes a stretch of desert, their wagon turns into a trusty pack camel, they pitch their silken tent, and the two sisters...
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I Want My Light On!: A Little Princess Story

Tony Ross - Andersen Press
Format: Hardcover

"I'm not so much afraid of the dark!" said the Little Princess."I'm sort of more afraid of GHOSTS!" Everyone says there are no such things as ghosts. Maybe so, but then how do you explain what's under the Little Princess's bed?
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Dark Night

Dorothee De Monfreid - Random House Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf . . . tiger . . . and crocodile?!Little Felix is all alone, walking home through the forest when he hears a spooky howling and spots a wolf approaching! His luck turns from bad to worse when a tiger scares away the wolf and a crocodile scares away...
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Owlet's First Flight

Mitra Modarressi - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Little Owlet wakes on a moonlit night. His mama says, "It's time you took flight." This little Owlet does not want to be out by himself in the dark. But Mama believes he can be brave, so he decides to leave the nest for the first time. As Owlet makes his way through the sky to explore...
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Yuki's Ride Home

Manya Tessler - Bloomsbury USA Childrens; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

After a perfect day together with Grandma—feeding koi in the pond, folding origami paper in the garden, eating a delicious dinner, and listening to the “night music” by the water—Yuki realizes too late that night has come. Waving goodbye to Grandma, Yuki knows she’ll...
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Dark, Dark Night

M. Christina Butler - Good Books; First Edition edition
Format: Book

Woo-woo! the wind blew in the trees. Squeak-squeak! went the lanterns. And the dark was all around. After a long winter sleep, Frog can't wait to get back to his pond. But just before jumping into the water, something startles him-then sends him running back to the woods. A HUGE Pond...
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The Monster Who Ate Darkness

Joyce Dunbar - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Best-selling Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao teams up with renowned British author Joyce Dunbar to present a fantastical, heartwarming tale.Why can't Jo-Jo go to sleep? He doesn''t like the darkness under the bed - a monster might be hiding there. And one is! It's a tiny...
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Tiger Can't Sleep

S. J. Fore - Viking Juvenile
Format: Hardcover

The well-behaved hero of this story goes right to bed without any fuss But the show-off tiger in his closet wants to tap-dance and play the drums An increasingly annoyed little boy argues scolds and pleads Oops Tiger is sorry Tiger will be very very quiet Tiger promisesx but itxs hard to be good...
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King Jack and the Dragon

Peter Bently - ‎Dial Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover

A lively playtime adventure that becomes a warm and cozy bedtime book - perfect for every little knight-in-training. From the illustrator of the award-winning
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Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?

Martin Waddell - Candlewick; childrens book edition
Format: Hardcover

"I don't like the dark," said Little Bear."What dark?" said Big Bear."The dark all around us," said Little Bear.In this tender account of a sleepless night in the bear cave, Big Bear sets out with all his patience and understanding to show Little Bear that...
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There's a Dragon Downstairs

Hilary McKay - Margaret K. McElderry
Format: Hardcover

There's a dragon downstairs at Sophie's house. She knows he is there. She can hear him rattling and snuffling - slinking through the rooms. She is scared, and hides beneath the bedclothes. But when he comes again, Sophie grows bolder...she picks up her sword and shield. She will...
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Lights Out

Arthur Geisert - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Mama and Papa are firm: lights out at eight o’clock. But their little piglet is afraid of the dark. They say, “If you can figure something out, go ahead.” So the piglet devises an ingenious series of contraptions that allow him to obey his parents while still keeping the light...
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Stormy Night

Hubert Flattinger - North-South
Format: Print book

If the night is dark and wild, if the booming thunder wakes you . . . If the slippery-fingered rain tip-taps on the windowpane, if every single tap makes your heart feel like a stone, if you feel you're all alone, that's the time to come to me. On my lap and in my arms, I will hold...
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Brave Martha

Margot Apple - HMH Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Print book

Martha and her cat Sophie are best friends. Every morning Martha gives Sophie crunchies and milk. And every night Sophie helps Martha get ready for bed. Once Sophie has checked all the scary places-like in the closet and under the bed-Martha knows it's safe to fall asleep. But one night,...
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Teddy Bear Tears

Jim Aylesworth - Atheneum
Format: Hardcover

Imagine have four beloved teddy bears, each of whom is afraid of something at bedtime. That is the challenge for the little boy in Jim Aylesworth's charming bedtime story, Teddy Bear Tears. Just as the boy is ready to settle in for the night, each bear -- Willie Bear, then Fuzzy, Ringo,...
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I Thought I Heard

Alan Baker - Copper Beech

Because a young girl imagines that spooky things make the sounds she hears in the dark at bedtime, she is relieved to find the real cause of each sound.
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Frog Is Frightened

Max Velthuijs - Tambourine
Format: Hardcover

Unable to overcome his fear of strange noises at night, Frog runs to the home of his friend, Duck, who is reassuring until she, too, becomes afraid, causing them both to turn to Pig for support.
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