Scaredy Squirrel at Night

Watt Mélanie

Scaredy never sleeps --- sleep might mean bad dreams about dragons ghosts vampire bats and polka-dot monsters. Our wide-eyed hero has a plan: stay awake all night every night. Between counting stars playing cymbals and making scrapbooks he does a good job of avoiding dreamland.With exhaustion taking its toll Scaredy comes face-to-face with an alarming horoscope prediction: All his dreams are about to come true!He must prepare for the worst and his Bad Dream Action Plan includes a fire extinguisher to snuff out dragons and a fan to blast away ghosts. But when disaster strikes will Scaredy survive this ordeal? Will he thank his lucky stars? Will he find sweet dreams? Scaredy Squirrel at Night tackles a fear everyone --- and especially the young --- can relate to. It's a bedtime story to make light of kids' fear of the dark and a fable for our sleep-deprived society.>