Theo is afraid of his own shadow. His mother shows him why a shadow is nothing to be fearful of even though it sometimes appears scary. This is an excellent children's story because every child alive, at one time or another, is extremely curious--even fearful of their own shadow.

Exerpt: Theo’s Big Scare by Rebecca J. Irias is ... a story about young Theo, a boy who thinks he sees a dark something move against the wall of his room when he climbs out of bed. He isn’t sure. When he stoops down to pick up a treasured teddy bear he focuses his eyes on the bear. But as he walks over to his dresser for a shirt, out of the corner of his eye, the dark thing appears. It is definitely there. He turns and stares directly at it!