With Halloween just around the corner, the spooky season is upon us. But being afraid is often not a fun feeling for children – so, PA Promise for Children has compiled a list of books for children who are having difficulty with fear.

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The books cover a variety of topics, from being afraid of the dark or going to bed to being in new places. Fear can change with age or experience, so adults might not always understand a child’s fear.

Talking with a child’s doctor or teacher could be one method of combatting their fear – but reading them a book about the fears of others is another possibility.

The Child Mind Institute’s suggested list of 10 books about being afraid for children include:

• When I Feel Scared (Cornelia Spelman)
• There’s an Alligator Under My Bed (Mercer Mayer)
• Franklin in the Dark (Paulette Bourgeois)
• Orion and the Dark (Emma Yarlett)
• The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do (Ashley Spires)
• The Doghouse (Jan Thomas)
• Miss Hazeltine’s Home for Shy and Fearful Cats (Alicia Potter)
• There’s a Nightmare in My Closet (Mercer Mayer)
• Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear? (Martin Waddell)
• The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything (Linda D. Williams)

To read the entire list, visit PA Promise for Children’s website.