Benny is excited about having his first sleepover, but he and his friends are a little bit scared, too.

Cupid Willa Bean does not want to admit that she does not like flying high, or in the dark, but during a sleepover she has to face her fears.

"I'm Sam Wu and there is not even the slightest possibility that I might be afraid of the dark. At all. EVER. But when I went camping in the woods with my best friend Bernard (at nighttime and everything!) I figured it would only be sensible to: 1) Light a campfire to deter Great Big Grizzly Bears/Attacking Aliens/Zombie Werewolves 2) Stay awake ALL night to make sure it works. Nooooo problem. Really!"--Page [4] of cover.

Everyone says there are no such things as ghosts that live under beds, but the little princess knows better.

Katie has a wonderful time camping with her friends Pedro and JoJo, but when it gets dark the shadows make ordinary things seem frightening.

Laszlo is afraid of the dark which lives in the same big, creaky house as him, until one night the dark pays him a visit.

When Ethan checks under the bed for his monster, he finds a note saying that Gabe has gone fishing and will be back in a week. He tries out several substitute monsters, but finds that none are as perfect as Gabe.

It's bedtime, and Little Bear can't get to sleep. He's frightened of the dark, the dark all around, which not even Big Bear's largest lantern can light up. Big Bear finds a way to show Little Bear that there is no need to be afraid.

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.

First-grader Freddy, who is afraid of the dark, is apprehensive about going on a wilderness camping trip.