In Scaredy Squirrel at Night, the world's most lovable worrywart learns to appreciate a good night's sleep only after confronting his bad dreams - and some hungry intruders. Scaredy never sleeps - sleep might mean bad dreams about dragons, ghosts, vampire bats and polka-dot monsters. Our wide-eyed hero has a plan: stay awake all night, every night. Between counting stars, playing cymbals and making scrapbooks, he does a good job of avoiding dreamland. With exhaustion taking its toll, Scaredy comes face-to-face with an alarming horoscope prediction: All his dreams are about to come true! He must prepare for the worst and his Bad Dream Action Plan includes a fire extinguisher to snuff out dragons and a fan to blast away ghosts. But when disaster strikes, will Scaredy survive this ordeal? Will he thank his lucky stars? Will he find sweet dreams? Scaredy Squirrel at Night tackles a fear everyone - and especially the young - can relate to. It's a bedtime story to make light of kids' fear of the dark and a fable for our sleep-deprived society. The author-illustrator MELANIE WATT, born in Trois-Rivieres, has won prestigious awards for her work, including the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award, the Blue Spruce Award, and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, all for her series Frisson l'ecureuil. She is the bestselling creative genius behind many beloved picture books for children, including the Frisson l'ecureuil series, the Chester series, La mouche dans l'aspirateur, and Les aventures de Frisson.