The villagers are afraid of her, so the legendary Baba Yaga disguises herself as an old woman in order to know the joys of being a grandmother.
Babushka Baba Yaga
Fear
The Tzar’s Bird
A tzar’s fear of going to the edge of the world grows when Baba Yaga threatens him, but in time he learns that fear of the unknown is a senseless fear.
Dark Night
when he wanders into the forest at night, Felix, terrified by the ferocious animals he sees, finds refuge in an unusual underground house.
Zee Is Not Scared
Zee is furious. There’s a scary movie on TV, but he is not allowed to watch it. His parents say it will give him nightmares. But Zee is sure he wouldn’t be scared. And he decides to be a ghost himself.
Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things
Dinkin Dings is afraid of everything. Only the Frightening Things-the three monsters who live under his bed-don’t scare him. So when Dinkin suspects the people next door are evil zombies in disguise, he enlists his three friends to help take them down. But can a ghost, a skeleton, and a monster help a panic-stricken boy rid the world of a family of zombies?
Dinkin Dings and the Double From Dimension 9
Imagine how frightened poor Dinkin is when he unwittingly brings Danger Dings, his bespectacled double, to life. And when The Actually Frightened Things go after both boys, only one of them is able to take those terrifying creatures down.
Martin and the Pumpkin Ghost
Martin is afraid of all sorts of things, until the Pumpkin Ghost from his dreams helps him face his fears.
No Monsters Here
It’s bedtime. This little boy is ready to climb the stairs and say goodnight. But father isn’t ready at all. He’s afraid of monsters; he doesn’t want to be left alone downstairs.
This brave lad knows how to handle Father. He’ll patiently lead his parent through the bedtime routine. Naturally the boy won’t mind looking in the closet, behind the drapes and everywhere in between if it will make his anxious father feel better. The boy will cheerfully hop into bed for a bedtime story. And he’ll say, after a final hug, “I’ll hear you if you need me in the night.” Father should feel much better now. But what’s going to happen when he has to go downstairs alone?
Maybe there are monsters in the house after all. But can you guess what they are really after? A reassuring story for confident children and timid parents everywhere.
The Children of the Lost
Cast out of the city of Agora where they were left at the end of The Midnight Charter, Mark and Lily must now survive in a dense forest. The strange villages, terrifying nightmares, and powerful witches they find there are even more frightening than Agora with all its slums and secrets. In an adventure that expands with every turn of the page, David Whitley delivers a novel as thrilling and horrifying as his characters’ darkest dreams.
Plain Kate
Plain Kate’s odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendship with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear.