Laszlo is afraid of the dark which lives in the same big, creaky house as him, until one night the dark pays him a visit.

It's bedtime, and Little Bear can't get to sleep. He's frightened of the dark, the dark all around, which not even Big Bear's largest lantern can light up. Big Bear finds a way to show Little Bear that there is no need to be afraid.

When Bunny asks for a night light his Papa suggests everything from the moon to a streetlamp, but Mama knows where to find just the right lamp.

A lonely little boy who is afraid of the dark is introduced to a whole new world by his new friend, a little girl.

Monster needs to go to sleep but keeps finding things to stay awake for until, finally, he admits that he is afraid of the dark and gets help with his bedtime problem.

Tiny fantasizes he is a mighty Barbarian who can conquer anything, but even he has trouble conquering the dark.

"Mila is lying in her bed in Mommy's house. It's dark all around her. Very dark. Mommy forgot to check if there were any monsters! Daddy always checks, but this is Mommy's house. Does Mommy have someone to chase away the monsters? Who could that be?"--Back cover

Go back to a time before the invention of artificial light and experience a world petrified in the pitch of darkness, when fear ruled the night. Throughout the ages, real and imagined terror existed in the absence of light, and the nighttime was anything but relaxing. Explore all the reasons why the dark was so feared throughout the eras. Viewers go around the globe to places where real night still exits, and examine the modern-day fear factor when...

Marie is afraid to sleep overnight in her grandparents' living room until her grandfather gives her a flashlight so that she can see in the dark.

Owls are supposed to be night birds, but young Plop is afraid of the dark, despite how much other people and animals tell him they enjoy it.