Whatever your children are scared of--monsters under the bed, creaky stairs, the dark--we've got you covered. Break out these books before you tuck your little ones in, and say sayonara to nasty nightmares. — Andrea Zimmerman
Oscar and the Bat: A Book About Sound by Geoff Waring
Lots of spooky noises come alive at night that can scare kids:
hooting owls, whispering wind, clashing thunder. This book explains
why sound--even scary sound--is important. Plus, it will show your
children how to use their ears to tell how far or near something
is, and to find something, like a bird's nest or raindrops,
before their eyes can actually see it.
Lesson: The world would be really boring without
sound.
There's No Place Like Space! by Tish Rabe
Nighttime is synonymous with being dark and dreary, but it
doesn't have to be that way. Why not teach them about just
what's out there in our vast universe? Starting with the moon,
this book takes kids on a super-speedy trip through our solar
system, and addresses questions like, 'If the Earth is always
spinning, why aren't we dizzy?' Who knows, after a few
reads, you may have some night owls on your hands!
Lesson learned: Darkness isn't scary when you
know what's out there.
Dark Night by Dorothee de Monfreid
This story about a boy named Felix who encounters some
ferocious-looking animals in the woods will give your kids a boost
of bravery before bedtime. At first, the forest animals frighten
Felix but he runs into a wise rabbit that says, hey, if something
scares you, scare 'em back! Halloween mask in hand, Felix turns
the tables on his nemeses.
Lesson learned: Confidence goes along way in
combating scary stuff.
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