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A Little Worried, a Lot Brave
A Collection of 20 Read-Aloud Stories for Kids Who Feel Worried, Anxious or Shy, with Pictures to Color
Every kid feels worried sometimes. In this book, twenty kids find their brave, one small step at a time.
Kenji is nervous about his first day of school. Amara doesn't like the long hallway after dark. Priya wants to play with two new kids but doesn't know how to ask. In this collection of short read-aloud stories, kids just like yours face everyday worries, try a simple idea that helps, and feel proud of what they did.
- 20 stories of about five minutes each, for reading aloud at ages 5–6 and written so 7–8s can read them alone
- A full-page picture of each story's brave kid to color while you listen
- A Brave Tool after every story, like Belly Breathing or Tiny Brave Steps
- Brave Words to keep and two Let's Talk questions for a cozy chat
- A Worry Finder, a Feelings Check-In, a Brave Steps Ladder and a Brave Promise certificate
- Ages
- 5–8
- Format
- Paperback, 6 × 9 in, 98 pages
- Series
- Kid-Sized Courage, Book 1
- ISBN-13
- 979-8178928332
What's inside
Every story ends with something to do together, so the brave feeling lasts past bedtime.
A picture to color in every story
Each story opens with a full-page picture of its brave kid, ready for crayons while you read aloud.
A Brave Tool after every story
Simple, everyday ideas kids can really use: belly breaths, a pocket reminder, tiny brave steps.
Find the story for tonight's worry
The Worry Finder lists every story by its worry: the dark, a first day, a big dog or a new baby.
Celebrate every brave step
A feelings check-in, a brave-steps ladder, a drawing page and a My Brave Promise certificate.
The Brave Tools are simple everyday ideas, not therapy or medical advice.
The 20 stories
First days, the dark, thunderstorms, big dogs, the dentist, sleepovers, making mistakes — a story for nearly every worry.
- Kenji and the Paper Star
- Amara and the Long Hallway
- Priya Digs the Moat
- Omar's Wrong-Way Window
- Malik's Rock-Sized Rumble
- Ji-woo Knows the Answer
- Jia Meets Biscuit
- Kwame Says It Out Loud
- Amina Opens Wide
- Maeve's Rematch
- Gus and the Crunchy Green Slice
- Vale's Paper Chain
- Davi's Show-and-Tell
- Noor Stays the Night
- Jonah Shrinks a Boulder
- Tala's Two Feelings
- Kai Finds a Helper
- Oscar's Butterfly Breaths
- Linh Holds the Rope
- Tariq's First Kick
★★★★★“All my 5 children loved it.”
— Verified Amazon review