A beautifully illustrated Japanese folktale about facing your fears. Sho is a strong female character who exemplifies pride, strength and quick thinking. Beautifully detailed illustrations.

Everyone in Sho's town throws their nightmares into the sea. This becomes a problem as the sea becomes contaminated with demons, monsters, and nightmares. Sho helps the town find a creative solution to this problem by talking with the sea and teaching the people to play with their bad dreams instead of being afriad. This book may be helpful to children suffering from nightmares. A good example of a creative problem-solving character. ( )