Doggie Gets Scared

Shadows, strangers, thunder and lightning! Sometimes a toy doggie gets scared. Don’t worry, Doggie, Baby is here.

Baby’s toy doggie is scared of many things: shadows, swimming pools, strangers, loud noises. Boom! Good thing Baby is there to help, with a trusty blankie (which sometimes works). Baby also comforts Doggie at daycare and at the playground when Mommy steps out of their sight. But when Doggie himself goes missing, could that be too scary even for brave Baby? Leslie Patricelli gives a fearless new spin to a universal toddler experience—and offers a few suggestions for things that can help the scary go away.

Leslie Patricelli is the author-illustrator of a series of best-selling board books about everybody’s favorite bald baby. She is also the creator of the picture books Faster! Faster!, Bigger! Bigger!, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book Higher! Higher!, among other books for children. She lives in Idaho.