Scaredy Squirrel at Night
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2009 · Est. 5 min read-aloud

Scaredy Squirrel at Night

Written & illustrated by Melanie Watt

Part of the Scaredy Squirrel series

A sleepless squirrel's dreams are about to come true. Can he survive the night?

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32 pages· 592 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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Scaredy Squirrel never sleeps, fearing nightmares of dragons and ghosts. His plan? Stay awake forever. But when a horoscope warns his dreams will come true, Scaredy must face his fears. Armed with a fire extinguisher and a fan, he prepares for the worst. As exhaustion looms, will he conquer his nightmares or find sweet dreams? This whimsical tale explores a universal fear of the dark, offering a lighthearted bedtime adventure for young readers.

From the publisher

Scaredy never sleeps — sleep might mean bad dreams about dragons, ghosts, vampire bats and polka-dot monsters. Our wide-eyed hero has a plan: stay awake all night, every night. Between counting stars, playing cymbals and making scrapbooks, he does a good job of avoiding dreamland.With exhaustion taking its toll, Scaredy comes face-to-face with an alarming horoscope prediction: All his dreams are about to come true!He must prepare for the worst and his Bad Dream Action Plan includes a fire extinguisher to snuff out dragons and a fan to blast away ghosts. But when disaster strikes, will Scaredy survive this ordeal? Will he thank his lucky stars? Will he find sweet dreams? Scaredy Squirrel at Night tackles a fear everyone — and especially the young — can relate to. It’s a bedtime story to make light of kids’ fear of the dark and a fable for our sleep-deprived society.

At a glance
Format
Pages
32
Words
592
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD540L
Themes & topics
Books about perseveranceBooks about sleepBooks about dreamsBooks about feeling scaredBooks about squirrels and chipmunks
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.6
F&P level
~N
Scholastic level
K
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
127706
Publication
Published
August 1, 2012
First published
March 1, 2009
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781554537051

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