AMERICA'S CHILDREN:

PROBLEMS AND PROMISES

Fears

 

A Series of Websites dedicated to the many stresses our children face.

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Pam Petty

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Fears

Don't Be Afraid, Tommy 
by Klaus Baumgart (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 28 pages 1 Amer Ed edition (March 1998) 
Little Tiger Pr; ISBN: 1888444320

Bedtime for Frances 
by Russell Hoban, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 31 pages (October 1995) 
HarperTrophy; ISBN: 0064434516

Darkfright 
by Holly Young Huth, Jenny Stowe (Illustrator), Jenny Stow (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 1 pages (September 1996) 
Atheneum; ISBN: 0689801882

Brave Horace 
by Holly Keller 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (March 1998) 
Greenwillow; ISBN: 0688154077

The Brave Ones 
by Tony Kerins (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
School & Library Binding - 1 pages (May 1996) 
Candlewick Pr; ISBN: 1564028127

Let's Talk About Being Afraid (The Let's Talk Library) 
by Anna Kreiner 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 24 pages 1 Ed edition (May 1998) 
Rosen Publishing Group; ISBN: 1568382235

 The Bear Who Didn't Like Honey 
by Barbara Maitland, Odilon Moraes (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (March 1997) 
Orchard Books; ISBN: 0531095460

There's a Nightmare in My Closet 
by Mercer Mayer (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 28 pages Reissue edition (May 1992) 
E P Dutton; ISBN: 0140547126

There's an Alligator Under My Bed 
by Mercer Mayer 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (March 1987) 
E P Dutton; ISBN: 0803703740 

There's Something in My Attic (A Pied Piper Book) 
by Mercer Mayer 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reissue edition (September 1992) 
Puffin; ISBN: 0140548130

Did You Say Ghosts? 
by Richard Michelson, Leonard Baskin (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding (September 1993) 
Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0027669157

Fears, Doubts, Blues and Pouts 
by Gary J. Oliver, H. Norman Wright, Sharon Dahl (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 96 pages (September 1999) 
Chariot Victor Pub; ISBN: 078143260X 

Annie Ashcraft Looks into the Dark 
by Ruth Hollinger Senter, Lee Christiansen (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (September 1998) 
Bethany House; ISBN: 0764220950

 Big, Scary Wolf 
by Harvey Stevenson 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 32 pages (August 1997) 
Clarion Books; ISBN: 0395742137

Don't Be Scared, Eleven 
by Richard Thompson, Eugenie Fernandes (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover (March 1993) 
Annick Pr; ISBN: 1550372866 

Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? 
by Martin Waddell, Barbara Firth (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reprint edition (January 1994) 
Candlewick Pr; ISBN: 1564022625

I Promise I'll Find You 
by Heather P. Ward, Sheila McGraw (Illustrator) 
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 24 pages Reprint edition (May 1997) 
Firefly Books; ISBN: 1552090949

Professional Resources Relating to Fears

The Courage to Live Your Dreams : The Courage to Confront Your Fears and Getting Unstuck : Overcoming Problems 
by Les Brown 
Audio Cassette Cassettes edition Vol 005 (March 1995) 
Harper Audio; ISBN: 1559948752


 

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This page last updated:  11/24/99 10:44:11 PM