A young boy sent on an errand over Hemlock Mountain is not so sure he likes going alone, because there may be bears on the mountain, but with the help of the big iron pot he borrows, he completes his errand.

Melvin, a cautious cement mixer, worries that he can't keep up with the other trucks, but when Rescue Rita needs to be rescued, he overcomes his worries and fears in order to help her.

Willy writes a storybook starring Bobo, his stuffed monkey, in order to act out his revenge fantasies on Earl, his cat, who retaliates by continually wrecking Willy's stories until the duo realize they both have something in common.

When our children are born, we do everything we can to make sure they have love, food, clothing, and shelter. We read to them, play with them, and comfort them when they cry. But despite all this, one in five children today suffers from a diagnosed anxiety disorder, and countless others suffer from anxiety that interferes with critical social, academic, and physical development. The author, childhood anxiety expert, is here to help. In this book...

"Miss Hazeltine opens her home to cats who need help learning how to be brave, and their new skills are put to use when she finds herself in a bind"--

Daniel wants to ride the slide. O is afraid. Daniel says they can ride together. They can ride down the slide!

"Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard named Peppina...but she's way too scared to climb it. Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe"--

Introduces the emotion of fear.

"Let's Talk About Feeling Afraid" (Let's Talk About series) helps children understand and manage the difficult emotion of fear. Joy Berry's down-to-earth approach shows children real ways to handle their fear in different situations. Like all of Joy Berry's books, "Let's Talk About Feeling Afraid" speaks directly to the child and acts as a problem-solving resource for parents and caregivers. The book is filled with full-color illustrations and simple...

Uses cognitive-behavioral principles to guide children and their parents through dealing with phobias.