Ghosts and Monsters

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Picture books about Ghosts and Monsters from the Little Parachutes reviews library

Books that acknowledge childhood fears of ghosts and monsters. Some attempt to neutralise fears by featuring characters who seem frightening at first but ultimately reveal friendly qualities.

What’s worrying you?

A great picture book to help children explore their worries. While it is normal to feel anxious now and then, when anxiety escalates and can't be controlled, sitting down with your child and reading this book together should help.

Tappity-Tap What was That?

The book conveys the message that facing our fears means they are often not so scary.

Bella and Monty: A Hairy Scary Night

May comfort a child who is anxious about the dark, spiders, ghosts or monsters, and make them realise they are not alone.

The Monster Who Ate Darkness

This book elegantly 'neutralises' fear of monsters by portraying a non-threatening (and ultimately caring) one. It also provides a fun and poetic explanation to why darkness is so necessary at night time.

Billy Monster’s Daymare

Exploring common night time fears about monsters under the bed, in cupboards or lurking in shadows. This book may help to explain to a child in a humorous way that lots of people feel the same way. The humour lies in the fact that this book is about a monster having a 'daymare' about a child!

Emily Brown and the Thing

In this lovely book the tables are turned (the little girl is comforting a frightened monster, who is not at all scary). This may neutralise a child's fear of monsters.

Supposing…

In this comforting story a little monster is helped to overcome a scary dream by imagining the many happy things he and his mother can do together.

Monster in the Hood

This story tackles the fear of the unknown, and helps a child to consider that situations they might initially think are scary can turn out to be harmless, and even enjoyable. It also challenges prejudice.

Under the Bed

Explores the themes of ghosts and monsters, fear of the dark and bedtime.

Little Princess – I Don’t Want to Go to Bed

Helping children to understand why it's important to go to bed on time.

There’s No Such Thing as a Ghostie

The Monster Bed

Reassuring children who are afraid of the dark or anxious about monsters.

The Scariest Monster in the World

Little Princess – I Want My Light On!

May help to neutralise a fear of ghosts and the dark.

Ready Steady Ghost!

By tapping into children's emotions of feeling small in a big world. Children who are afraid of ghosts may be comforted by the central character, Bertie: a very friendly phantom!

Eric!…the Hero?

Any child who sometimes feels less intelligent, less capable and less successful than others will be heartened by the story of Eric who isn't much good at anything but turns out to be a hero.