Reina and her friend, Lila, practice gymnastics on Saturdays. It's Reina's favorite part of the week. But when Lila gets a puppy, Reina has to practice gymnastics by herself. Also, Lila's dog is HUGE and Reina is afraid to admit to her friend that she is scared. What can Reina do?.

When Inchworm overhears Mama Bug tell Baby Bug that she eats like a monster, he cries out in fear and sets off a chain reaction of animals trying to hide from the horrible beast they believe is coming.

Friday, an almost all black cat, is afraid of many things, despite his four big fangs.

With a little courage and a lot of practice, Little Rat overcomes her fear of sailing.

Amanda the pig sees monsters at night, but her parents and her brother find different ways to convince her that there are no monsters.

Fox is up late in the night. There are shadows and noises everywhere. Fox is sure the night is full of monsters!

When Henry's cousin Annie prepares to move in next door he and Mudge help calm her fears.

Katie and her family are joining their friends for a special sleepover at the museum. As they wander through dark displays of dinosaurs and huge animals, JoJo is sure the musuem is haunted at night. Katie, on the other hand, brags about not being scared--until she realizes everyone gets scared sometimes! -- from Amazon.

Despite his father's reassurances, Pedro is frightened by the monsters in his dreams--until he finds a way to use his love of monster trucks to defeat his dream monsters.

The kids at school dare John to visit the old house on the hill at night, and when he and his sister go in they find dusty dishes set on the table, a book open like it is waiting for a reader, and something hiding under the bed in the attic--and that is only one of the five scary stories with unexpected twists that are included in this collection.