June 29, 2026

Picture Books for Bad Dreams / Nightmares

The picture books that shrink the monster under the bed.

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These are the books featured in this post — tap any cover to find it on Amazon.

Cover of Dragon Knight

Dragon Knight

by J.R. Krause

A boy who is scared of the night meets a dragon who is scared of the knight, and the two set off into the dark to help each other home.

Cover of There's a Nightmare in My Closet

There's a Nightmare in My Closet

by Mercer Mayer

The one almost every grown up remembers. A boy confronts the monster he is sure is hiding in his closet and finds out the monster is even more frightened than he is.

Cover of Tiger vs. Nightmare

Tiger vs. Nightmare

by Emily Tetri

A little tiger has a monster best friend who scares her bad dreams away each night, until one nightmare grows too big for Monster to face alone.

Cover of Scritch Scratch Scraww Plop!

Scritch Scratch Scraww Plop!

by Kitty Crowther

Every awful sound a dark room makes once the lamp clicks off, traced one by one back to what is really making it.

Cover of Go Away, Big Green Monster!

Go Away, Big Green Monster!

by Ed Emberley

A die cut book where your child builds the monster page by page, then sends every piece of him away. By the last page the kid is the one giving the orders.

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