Scared of the Dark

A Sesame Street Growing-Up Book

by Liza Alexander, Tom Cooke (Illustrator)

After watching a scary movie, Ernie is afraid to go to sleep.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction

25 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Adriana Scarpin]

Estava com insônia e vi um meme do Your Childhood Ruined sobre nosso casal favorito de Vila Sésamo nesse livrinho que prontamente fui ler.
É bonitinho a forma que trata o medo depois de se ver filme de terror, o engraçado desse tipo de medo é que ele se esvai quando nos tornarmos adultos, o único filme de terror que ainda me causa medo é O massacre da serra elétrica, pois é muito palpável sentirmos que aquela sensação era de fato possível se estivéssemos na frente de um serial killer.

[Kelly Anderson]

Cute...but the text is so long.

[Jessica]

My 2 year old loves this book, but I hate it. She found this book in a pile of books I had growing up and has decided it is a favorite. She is not currently scared of the dark and I worry this book will give her new fears. I actually don't read most of the text but instead make up my own narrative, and skip over the page with the picture of the snake and other scary things as quickly as she will let me. This may be a good book for a child who already has many of the fears listed.

[Kerri]

Cute, great illustrations. A little simplistic on not being afraid anymore, but Ernie is a simplistic guy. And this is for small children.

[Rachel Fortin]

This is a classic from my childhood that I will always adore 😍

[Paula Greenfield]

This is a story where the characters go to a scary movie and Ernie has a hard time trying to go to sleep.

[Aline Alves]

i loved it

[Nicholaslitzbarrosdasilva]

yeah

[Danielle]

Super cute Bert/Ernie friendship story, especially as someone who also had too many imaginative fears as a kid.

[Melissa]

Holy crap this is a scary book for kids. "Ernie, wasn't it scary when the Ghosties invaded the bedroom and grabbed the boy and flew him out into the night? Said Bert." Um, sounds terrifying, my kids eyes were bugging out when I read that part. I don't care what age kid reads this, thats too much. This story has several super scary scenarios and only one happy thought of being at the beach. Rest assured you will freak your kid out if you make this a bedtime story.

[Cws]

JEAR3-Ses

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I remember spending a few nights like this as a kid. It was nice to see someone else going through it and then finding the perfectly reasonable explanations.

[Children's Department]

Ernie watches a scary movie and is frightened to go to sleep.