What Scares Me and What I Do About It
Jeff Kunkel
What Scares Me and What I Do About It
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Stories and Pictures by Sunday School Kids
by Jeff Kunkel
The text is written at a 2nd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for younger children (ages 5–8), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
The quiet creak of a floorboard at night makes your heart race. Shadows dance on the walls, and suddenly, the world feels a little scary. But what if you could turn those fears into courage with a little faith and love?
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book presents a heartfelt collection of children's expressions about their fears, paired with comforting strategies rooted in faith, prayer, and love. Designed for early readers aged 5 to 8, it serves as a gentle resource for families to address and soothe common childhood anxieties. The content is age-appropriate and encourages open discussions about emotions within a supportive framework.
Why we rated What Scares Me and What I Do About It 7LE
What Scares Me and What I Do About It is written at a Level 2 reading level across 48 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 3.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, What Scares Me and What I Do About It works for readers up to grade 4.0.
We rate What Scares Me and What I Do About It as 7LE ("Light — Emotional") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, What Scares Me and What I Do About It explores religious life & experiences, juvenile social problems, family, and emotional growth — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 5-8 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about religious life & experiences, juvenile social problems, family.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
7LE — Light — EmotionalLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
Was our "Mild" content intensity rating accurate for this book?
Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9780806645582
- Pages
- 48
- Publisher
- Augsburg Fortress Publishing
- Published
- August 2003
- Type
- Fiction