Picture Books About Fears and Worries

Check out these books if you're looking for a way to help talk to your child about their fears and worries.

Updated June 21, 2024
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"I'm not scared!"
Allen, Jonathan
Paper Book
Baby Owl is a fierce, fearless, night-prowling predator...but everyone seems to think he shouldn't be out late at night.   But it is NOT past his bed time! And he is most certainly NOT scared!   Luckily, wise Papa is there to understand, and provide a much...
Grumpy monkey don't be scared
Lang, Suzanne
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Grumpy Monkey and his jungle friends are trick-or-treating on Halloween amid strange noises and mysterious smells. Along the way, they are reminded that nothing can be scarier than returning home with no treats. Two pages of full-color stickers...
Shy Willow
Min, Cat
Paper Book
Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in...
When you're scared
Poulin, Andrée
Paper Book
It's a bright and beautiful day at the lake where a boy and his mother are camping. The boy is just a little scared of jumping into the water. At the same time, not too far away, a hungry bear cub is a little scared of diving deep into a dumpster, where tasty snacks await. Later, when...
Three squeezes
Pratt, Jason
Paper Book
When you could neither talk nor stand life's hourglass still filled with sand, I gently held your tiny hand and gave it three soft squeezes. When you awoke within the night And cried from fear and called for light, I held you safe with all my might

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