Small Blue wakes up in the deepest darkest hour of the night and imagines all kinds of scary things in the dark. Big Brown helps to change her imaginings into happy flights of fancy, and shows that the dark is only scary if you make it.

"It is coming" say all the animals in the night, as a child joins them in a daily ritual of welcoming the sun. This gentle tale shows night as being "soft and comfortable" and full of wonders.

Night Owl can't see his mommy, so he listens very carefully. Sound effects grab children's attention at the end of a half hour storytime, and the titular character isn't afraid of the night, just the thunderstorm that starts up near the end of the book.

This one is too long for storytime, and the illustrations are packed with loads of hilarious details. Orion is afraid of the dark, until the dark comes to pay him a visit one night. A great book to continue the theme at home that will encourage young readers to read every word on the page, not just the ones directly related to the story.