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I'm Afraid of the Dark!

When your child is afraid of the dark, try these titles....

"I'm Not Scared!" - by Jonathan Allen
Brave Martha - by Margot Apple
Teddy Bear Tears - by Jim Aylesworth
What's That Noise? - by Michelle Edward
The Night Light - by Jane Feder
Lights Out - by Arthur Geisert
Eli's Night Light - by Liz Rosenberg
Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? - by Martin Waddell

But if there are monsters under the bed, try these....

Oliver and the Monsters - by Tony Blundell
Shadow Night - by Kay Chorao
Tiger Can't Sleep - by S.J. Fore
Nicky and the Big, Bad Wolves - by Valeri Gorbachev
There's a Monster Under My Bed - by James Howe
What's That Noise? - by Michelle Edwards
No Such Thing - by Jackie French Koller
There's a Nightmare in My Closet - Mercer Mayer
Wanda's Monster - by Eileen Spinelli

If your child is stalling to go to bed, try....

Bedtime for Francis - by Russell Hoban
Mother, Mother, I Want Another - by Maria Robbins
Clara Ann Cookie Go To Bed! - by Harriet Ziefert

If there is trouble getting to bed, try these titles....

At Night - byJonathan Bean
What's That Noise? - by William Carmen
Good Night Harry - Kim Lewis
Little Sleepyhead - by Fran Manushkin
Night Thunder and Queen of the Wild Horses - by
by Lynn Reiser
Little Bunny's Night - by Carol Roth
Katie and the Night Noise - byJacqueline Sweeney
Time to Sleep Alfie Bear - by Catherine Walters
Mommy, I Want to Sleep in Your Bed! - by Harriet Ziefert

If there are problems with sleepovers, give these titles a try....

Olive's First Sleepover - by Roberta Baker
Ben Over Night - by Sarah Ellis
Ira Sleeps Over - by Bernard Weber
I'm Going to Grandma's - by Mary Ann Hoberman
Sleepover Larry - by Larry Pinkwater

If you are introducing a new bed, try these....

The Magic Bed - by John Burningham
How Will I Ever Sleep in This Bed? - by Della Ross Ferreri
My Own Big Bed - by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Bye-Bye, Crib - by Alison McGhee

Bad dreams? Give these a try....

Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep - by Joyce Dunbar
Bebe's Bad Dreams - G. Brian Karas

 

All of these titles can be found in the picture book room.


 

 

 

 

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