Scaredy Squirrel at Night (Scaredy Squirrel, #4)

This is a delightful story that highlights facing you fears. The silly outcomes and big vocabulary will challenge and encourage kids to face their fears while learning new things.

This book was great. Both the text and illustrations were fantastic. It was a fun way to look at the very scary childhood issue of bad dreams. I found myself reading this with a smile on my face. The premise is that Scaredy Squirrel cannot ever go to sleep for the fear of having a bad dream of one

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of his many fears (unicorns, fairies, bats, etc). He very methodically plans out how to never sleep by keeping himself busy with activities as well as planning a full blown attack on the subjects of his dreams. The illustrations make humorous the side effects of not sleeping as well as depicting the intricate plan of attack keeping this book light-hearted. In the end, the squirrel finally sleeps from exhaustion and realizes he is O.K. The author puts in some adult humor with Scaredy Squirrel consulting his horoscope for guidance as well as in the end deciding to go with more the more reliable advice of fortune cookies. Also the planned attack on the dream characters was rather amusing with many details and great illustrations to support the effort. I enjoyed that this book looked at scary dreams that children have and made it funny and silly. The illustrations were detailed but simple including a glow in the dark smile on the cover.

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I love the way that this book is written and the art/graphic design format too! This book would really appeal to my third grade students becasue it has a similar layout books like Diary of a Whimpy Kid and The Best Week Ever. It seems more like a mix between a comic book and picture book. I think

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it also makes kids understand that it is ok to be afraid of the dark and that sometimes their imaginations can get the best of them. This book could serve as a guide onhow to handle being afraid of the dark! I just realized that this is the third book so I want to go and read the other ones as well!

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Squirrel has now decided he is scared at night. He doesn't want to sleep because he has bad dreams. Of course he comes up with lists and plans of action. And eventually he goes to sleep.

The premise is that Scaredy Squirrel cannot ever go to sleep for the fear of having a bad dream of one of his many fears (unicorns, fairies, bats, etc). He very methodically plans out how to never sleep by keeping himself busy with activities as well as planning a full blown attack on the subjects

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of his dreams. The illustrations make humorous the side effects of not sleeping as well as depicting the intricate plan of attack keeping this book light-hearted. In the end, the squirrel finally sleeps from exhaustion and realizes he is O.K.

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Scaredy Squirrel doesn't sleep because he is afraid of nightmares. He does many things to keep himself awake, until one night when he reads in his horoscope that all of his dreams will come true. He makes an elaborate plan to battle his nightmares, but ends up finally falling asleep amidst the

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chaos. When he wakes up he learns that it is okay to sleep, and overcomes his fear. Scaredy is pretty enduring, and this is a subject that pretty much every kid can relate to.

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Scaredy squirrel is afraid of the dark and tries to find ways to avoid the dark. He tries many different activities and games to keep himself occupied, but eventually he has to face and conquer his fear. The pages are illustrated beautifully with great detail that show Scaredy's attempts to avoid

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the darkness and how he finally is able to overcome his fear. Many young children who share his fear will feel better about their situation in seeing that there really isn't anything to be scared of.

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This like many of the other Scaredy Squirrel is great for bringing fears to life. Squirrel makes fears seem manageable and teaches the use of problem solving to conquer ones fears. This book can be used to talk about fears, rational, and create an open dialogue for how to deal with fear.

Scaredy Squirrel does its best not to fall asleep at night because it is afraid of bad dreams. Playing cymbals, counting stars, and scrap booking can’t keep Scaredy awake and eventually it falls asleep. The reader learns through fun graphs and diagrams the symptoms of sleep deprivation and also

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the benefits of a good nights rest. Scaredy falls asleep and realizes that there really is nothing to worry about.

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Scaredy Squirrel fights insomnia because he is afraid of having a nightmare. He works hard to keep himself awake.One night he reads in his horoscope that all of his dreams will come true. He makes a plan to fight his nightmares, but in the end he falls asleep during the chaos. Upon awakening he

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learns that it is okay to sleep, and overcomes his fear.

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Finally, getting the hang of how to read Watt's books. Earlier reads I found difficult to appreciate with so much going on. Certainly see the appeal of this series as Scaredy overcomes his fear of going to bed.

A story about scaredy squirrel who devises lists and action plans to not fall asleep because his fear of having bad dreams.

I absolutely love this book and the illustrations. The sense of humor in this book is great. I think children and adults would both like this book.

Super fun book! I think this book could be read at any reading literature circle. I am sure the students would be laughing at all the things Scaredy Squirrel does in order not to sleep. This book may also be a good book to use to help those who are afraid of sleeping or darkness see that sleeping

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is not only a necessity, but also something that someone does not need to be afraid of.

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This is about very scared squirrel that has a master plan not to sleep which in the ends backfolds on him.

This is a story about a little squirrel named Scaredy, who is afraid to sleep in the night. What I have always enjoyed about Melanie Watts Scaredy series is the illustration along with the variety of displays she uses to convey the storyline. An example of this would be her use of checklists,

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horoscope charts etc. The story appeals to any child young or older because it is FUNNY!!

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Scaredy Squirrel tries to conquer his fear of nightmares by creating an elaborate plan to stay up all night.

RESPONSE: I thought this book was a great way to get children talking about their fear of nightmares and to recognize that they are not alone in that. It also features Scaredy's detailed

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plans that are hilarious themselves.

THEMES/CONCEPTS: imagination, fears, planning

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Melanie Watt creates another wonderful story about Scaredy Squirrel, this time his worry his about nighttime. The things Scaredy Squirrel worries about & the things he prepares himself with are very humorous & cute to read about.

This is funny and cute. It like glowing in the dark. really interesting.

Scaredy Squirrel does not want to sleep because of all the things he is scared of, so he doesn't sleep and experiences all the side effects of sleep deprivation. When his horoscope tells him that all his dreams will come true at midnight, he devises a plan to help him combat his bad dreams so he

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can get to his good ones. It doesn't quite work, and tires him out enough so he falls asleep. When he wakes up he feels all the benefits of a good night sleep, and is no longer scared,

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I gave this book 4 stars because well it's Scaredy Squirrel. I read it to my own children and they loved it. I could read this book to my 5th grade class during my mentor sentences lesson time. I think they would enjoy it.

This book would be great to use in the classroom for teaching children about the importance of sleep. Melanie highlights the negative side of night getting sleep as well as the positive side of getting some rest. The books story is very great but the illustrations really made the book. The way the

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pages were laid out were great and it had many different styles for the layout as well. This made the book easy to follow along with.

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This book is about a squirrel who is afraid to fall asleep because of the dreams he may have. He decides to skip out on sleeping all together. One day, he sees his horoscope and it says that all his dreams will come true, which scares him. He takes precautions to make sure his dreams can't harm him

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at midnight. It ends up creating an even bigger mess. He slips on all the contraptions he had laid out and decides to play dead, which in turn, he falls asleep. When he wakes up, he feels so much better and is thinking clearly. He realizes he shouldn't be afraid of anything while sleeping.

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another fun book about scaredy squirrel. Loved the glow in the dark smile on the front cover.