Your child discovers an extraordinary power - and an even bigger heart.
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Help topic - bravery
Personalized books to help a child feel brave
The largest group in the collection, because almost every childhood first needs a bit of courage.
Courage is not something a child either has or lacks - it is mostly a question of whether they have a version of the situation in their head before they walk into it. That is what a story provides. A child who has read about themselves getting into the water, or through the first day, or past the dark landing, is not fearless; they are rehearsed, and rehearsed is what usually gets someone through the door. The likeness matters here more than anywhere else in the collection: the point is not that somebody was brave, it is that they were.
What to look for
Rehearsal, not a pep talk
A story gives them a run-through. Being told to be brave gives them a demand.
Pick the specific fear
The dark, the water, the first day, the doctor. A general story about courage does far less work than the one about the actual thing.
Read it in a calm moment
Ahead of time, on an ordinary evening. A book produced during the difficult moment reads as a tactic.
16 stories in bravery
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Your child blasts off on a journey across the stars.
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Your child ventures deep into a wild, whispering jungle.
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Your child earns a place at a school where anything is possible.
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Captain your child sets sail in search of hidden treasure, with a clever parrot as first mate.
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Sir your child guards a kingdom of wonder and learns that the bravest knights have the kindest hearts.
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Your child sets out across the golden savanna to meet its gentle giants.
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Your child bundles up and sleds across a glittering land of ice and snow.
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When your child taps out a tune, the whole world starts to dance.
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It's the big game, and your child is nervous - until a deep breath turns the jitters into joy.
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When the music plays, your child twirls brighter than any star.
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When the lights go out, your child meets a friendly little glow that turns shadows into wonders.
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Today your child tries riding without training wheels for the very first time.
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Your child steps up to the water's edge, a little nervous, and learns to float, kick, and glide.
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A checkup can feel scary - until your child discovers how brave one small hero can be.
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A tent, a flashlight, and a sky full of stars - your child's very first campout! A cozy outdoor adventure about night sounds, marshmallow sparks, and sleeping under the whole wide sky..
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Common questions
How does a book help a child be brave?
It lets them meet the situation once, safely, with themselves as the person who gets through it. That does not remove the fear, but a child who has a version of the event in their head tends to face it better than one meeting it cold.
My child is scared of the dark specifically. Which story?
Pick the story about the dark rather than a general bravery story - specificity is what makes it useful. Several titles in this collection are written for exactly that.
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