The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Kang, Anna

I Am (Not) Scared

32 pp. | Amazon/Two Lions | March, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1503937451 $17.99

(3) PS Illustrated by Christopher Weyant. Two bears psych themselves up to ride a roller coaster by listing things that are scarier: snakes, spiders, hot lava...yikes, a roller coaster with a snake! Happily, the snake makes a good ride companion; together they decide that sometimes it's fun to be scared. Simple dialogue-and-sound-effects text, easy-to-parse cartoon illustrations, and clean design make this funny story accessible for preschoolers almost ready for easy readers.

Reviewer: Katie Bircher