Can't Scare Me!
With Audio Recording
40 pages · Released 2013 · Simon & Schuster, Limited
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This is a rhythmic, folklore-inspired picture book about a fearless boy who learns respect for his grandmother's wisdom through a fantastical encounter with mythical creatures. The story combines gentle adventure with reassuring themes about listening to elders and recognizing real versus imagined fears. Ashley Bryan's celebrated storytelling and the audio component make this engaging for early readers, though some younger children might find the monsters briefly unsettling before the reassuring resolution.
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A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant's three-headed brother. A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters, until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant's three-headed brother. A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant's three-headed brother. A fearless little boy ignores Grandma's warning about nighttime monsters, until he runs away and meets the two-headed giant's three-headed brother.
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- Blacks
- Juvenile fiction
- Grandmothers
- Fiction
- Stories in rhyme
- Behavior
- Fear
- Monsters
- Folklore
- Children's fiction
- Monsters, fiction
- Behavior, fiction
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ISBN 9781442476585 · Simon & Schuster, Limited