A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each has a fear of its own.

"In love for the first time, a son's decisions about the future divides his family in this fearless and thought-provoking novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author of the "heart-tugging and emotional" (Romantic Times Book Reviews) Baxter Family books. In the shadow of very great loss, the only way to live with passion is truly, madly, deeply. When eighteen-year-old Tommy Baxter declares to his family that he wants to be a police officer after...

Tiger unwittingly helps some worms overcome their fear of tigers with a well-placed, informative book, but will a wormy hug aid a fearful Tiger?

Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.

Although she is afraid, Sophie is determined to confront the dragon that she thinks she hears downstairs at night.

When the power goes off one night, Nina conquers her fear of the dark by trapping one of the fireflies lighting up the sky, and she has fun playing with him until she realizes his light is growing dimmer and that she must set him free.

A young girl is frightened by a thunderstorm, but her parents and grandparents help her to feel safe until the thunder passes--even after the lights go out.

The forest animals are afraid of a strange new creature that washed up on their shore, but the crows think they should talk to the creature.

To deliver her mother's delicious soup to her sick Granny Oak, Evergreen the squirrel must face her fears and make the journey, during which she meets other forest dwellers, including some who want to get their hands on her soup!