Scaredy Cat by Joan Rankin
Life is pretty scary when you're only a kitten and you have to contendwith such daily dreads as giants, crocodiles, Wiggly Thingmajigs and, most frightening of all, the dark, hairy forest. Luckily, Mama Meow is never very far away. Then one day, Scaredy Cat comes face to face with an incy-wincy spider - and discovers a tiger-cat bravery he neverknew he had.