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overcoming fears

Books about overcoming fears for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Littles and the scary Halloween

The Littles and the scary Halloween

Teddy Slater

Ages 4–8couragefamily

Cover of Brave Bruno

Brave Bruno

Laurence Anholt

Ages 4–8couragefamily

Cover of Monster revenge

Monster revenge

Dean Lorey

Ages 8–12friendshipcourage

Cover of Sprinkles' First Haircut

Sprinkles' First Haircut

JC Schwanda

Ages 2–6couragetrying new things

Cover of Poetry in Motion (Stories from East High #3)

Poetry in Motion (Stories from East High #3)

Alice Alfonsi

Ages 10–15performance anxietyself-expression

Cover of Dinosaur vs. the Potty

Dinosaur vs. the Potty

Bob Shea

Ages 2–5potty trainingcourage

Cover of Shrinking Violet

Shrinking Violet

Cari Best

Ages 7–12shynessself-confidence

Cover of I'm not ready!

I'm not ready!

Jonathan Allen

Ages 3–6readiness for schoolanxiety

Cover of Froggy Goes to Camp

Froggy Goes to Camp

Jonathan London

Ages 3–7adventurefriendship

Cover of Martha Camps Out (Martha Speaks)

Martha Camps Out (Martha Speaks)

Susan Meddaugh, Karen Barss

Ages 5–8adventurecourage

Cover of Potty time!

Potty time!

Parker K. Sawyer

Ages 2–4potty traininggrowing up

Cover of Aunt Morbelia and the screaming skulls

Aunt Morbelia and the screaming skulls

Joan Davenport Carris

Ages 8–12family relationshipsovercoming fears

Cover of Super Creepy Camp

Super Creepy Camp

Barry Hutchison, Katie Abey

Ages 7–11friendshipadventure

Cover of Joshua and the big bad blue crabs

Joshua and the big bad blue crabs

Mark Childress

Ages 5–10courageadventure

Cover of Ghosts don't ride bikes, do they?

Ghosts don't ride bikes, do they?

Andres Miedoso

Ages 7–11friendshipacceptance

Cover of Hob Goblin and the skeleton

Hob Goblin and the skeleton

Alice Schertle

Ages 4–8friendshipcourage

Cover of Bear's scare

Bear's scare

Jacob Grant

Ages 3–7couragefriendship

Cover of Tak-Tak!

Tak-Tak!

Soumitra Ranade, Shilo Shiv Suleman

Ages 4–8ghostsfriendship

Cover of Mike's nightlight

Mike's nightlight

Jill Kalz

Ages 3–7imaginationbedtime

Cover of Max and Zoe at the doctor

Max and Zoe at the doctor

Shelley Swanson Sateren

Ages 4–8friendshipcourage

Cover of Freddie's fears

Freddie's fears

Hilary Robinson

Ages 3–7fear of the darkcourage

Cover of Tippy-toe chick, go!

Tippy-toe chick, go!

George W. B. Shannon

Ages 3–7courageself-confidence

Cover of Betsy Goes to the Doctor

Betsy Goes to the Doctor

Helen Stephens

Ages 3–7health and wellnessovercoming fears

Cover of Frankie Pickle and the mathematical menace

Frankie Pickle and the mathematical menace

Eric Wight

Ages 7–11overcoming fearsacademic confidence