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Scaredy Squirrel at Night

Author: 
Watt, Melanie; Watt, Melanie (ILT)
Age Range: 
Birth - 7 yrs
Format: 
Fiction

Summary: Scaredy never sleeps - sleep might mean bad dreams about dragons, ghosts, vampire bats and polka-dot monsters. Our wide-eyed hero has a plan: stay awake all night, every night. Between counting stars, playing cymbals and making scrapbooks, he does a good job of avoiding dreamland. With exhaustion taking its toll, Scaredy comes face-to-face with an alarming horoscope prediction: All his dreams are about to come true! He must prepare for the worst and his Bad Dream Action Plan includes a fire extinguisher to snuff out dragons and a fan to blast away ghosts. But when disaster strikes, will Scaredy survive this ordeal? Will he thank his lucky stars? Will he find sweet dreams? Scaredy Squirrel at Night tackles a fear everyone - and especially the young - can relate to. It's a bedtime story to make light of kids' fear of the dark and a fable for our sleep-deprived society.
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