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Fear, General: Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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HARRIET AND THE ROLLER COASTER; by Nancy 
Carlson; Penguin, 1984                                   3-5 

HARRIET'S RECITAL; by Nancy Carlson; Penguin, 
1985                                                     3-6 

SOMETIMES I'M AFRAID; by Sylvia Tester; 
Children's Press, 1979                                   3-6 

CLYDE MONSTER; by Robert Crowe; Dutton, 1987             3-7 

HENRY AND THE DRAGON; by Eileen Christelow; 
Clarion, 1984                                            3-7 

LILY TAKES A WALK; by Satoshi Kitamura; Dutton, 
1987                                                     3-7 

THERE'S AN ALLIGATOR UNDER MY BED; by Mercer 
Mayer; Dial Books, 1987                                  3-8 

THERE'S A MONSTER UNDER MY BED; by James Howe; 
Macmillan, 1986                                          3-8 

THERE'S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET; by Mercer 
Mayer; Dial Books, 1976                                  3-8 

MIRETTE ON THE HIGH WIRE; by Emily McCully; 
Putnam, 1992                                             3-9 

FEELING SCARED; by Althea Braithwaite; Gareth 
Stevens, 1998 (ISBN: 0836821181)                         4-8 

I'M SCARED; by Elizabeth Crary, Jean Whitney 
(illustrator); Parenting Press, 1996 
(ISBN: 0943990890)                                       4-8 

THE BLAMMO-SURPRISE! BOOK: A STORY TO HELP 
CHILDREN OVERCOME FEARS; by Stephen Lankton; 
Magination Press, 1988                                    5+ 

THE RELUCTANT DRAGON; by Kenneth Grahame; Henry 
Holt, 1988                                              7-10 

ANNIE STORIES; by Doris Brett; Workman Pub., 
1986                                                   Adult 

CONFIDENT KIDS: HELPING YOUR CHILD COPE WITH FEAR;
by Janet Hall; Lothian Pub Co, 1994 
(ISBN: 0850915775)                                     Adult

MONSTERS UNDER THE BED AND OTHER CHILDHOOD FEARS: 
HELPING YOUR CHILD OVERCOME ANXIETIES, FEARS, AND 
PHOBIAS; by Stephen W. Garber, Ph.D.; Villard 
Books 1993 (ISBN: 0679408584) (out of print; 
check with your local library)                         Adult

NO MORE MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET: TEACHING YOUR 
CHILDREN TO OVERCOME EVERYDAY FEARS AND PHOBIAS; 
by Jeffrey L. Brown, M.D.; Crown Publ., 1995 
(ISBN: 0517881837)                                     Adult

TAMING MONSTER MOMENTS: TIPS FOR TURNING ON SOUL   
LIGHTS TO HELP CHILDREN HANDLE FEAR AND ANGER; by 
Daniel J. Porter, Cheryl Nathan (illustrator); 
Paulist Press, 1999 (ISBN: 0809166550)                 Adult

WHEN YOUR CHILD IS AFRAID; by Dr. Robert 
Schachter and Carole Spearin McCauley; Simon and 
Schuster, 1988                                         Adult 

YOUR ANXIOUS CHILD: RAISING A HEALTHY CHILD IN A 
FRIGHTENING WORLD; by Mary Ann Shaw; Birch Lane 
Press, 1995 (ISBN: 1559723181)                         Adult
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems