Harry and the Terrible Whatzit

by Dick Gackenbach

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When his mother goes to the cellar and doesn't return right away, Harry goes down to search for her and confronts the terrible two-headed Whatzit.

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Not so sure I like the very last page, but I do appreciate this treatment of the theme of overcoming fear of the dark.  The cellar door that opens to the back garden is revelatory, indeed.  Would *you* be brave enough to go down the cellar and confront a monster to save your mother?  I'm not sure I would have been!
Harry knew there was something terrible down in the cellar.
But, one day he plucks up the courage to find out what has happened to his mother, who has not come back, and ventures down the steps.
Soon, he is face to face with his worst fear;
A double-headed, three-clawed, Six-toed, long-horned Whatzit!
Can Harry overcome his fears once and for all?

This is a great book to read with your little one. Especially if they suffer from night fears!

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For Lila, Helen, Anna, and Arlene

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Picture Books, Children's Books
DDC/MDS
581Natural sciences & mathematicsPlants (Botany)Specific topics in natural history of plants
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PZ7 .G117 .HLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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