Books like Honey the Hero
By Emlyn Chand
For the kid who puts on a cape and declares themselves a superhero before breakfast, Honey the Hero turns that same big-hearted confidence into a story about learning what helping actually looks like. Playful, sunny, and a little slapstick, with Outback critters and superhero make-believe.
A termite with big dreams of becoming an architect leaves his wood-eating family behind for the big bug city, determined to build something despite everyone doubting a termite could ever design instead of destroy.
A folk hero grows so fast he bursts through the porch roof, then grows into a legend — swinging two sledgehammers to build roads and racing a steam drill through a mountain.
An egg named Humpty Dumpty loves nothing more than watching birds from high on the city wall — until a great fall leaves him terrified of heights, and he must find the courage to climb again.
A laid-back cat wears his favorite shirt with four groovy buttons, and one by one they keep popping off — but instead of crying, he just keeps singing his groovy song.
A kingfisher named Mel spots a fish and dives from her tree branch, tumbling down, down, down toward the water below — will she pull up in time to fly?
A true portrait of an enslaved man in 1800s South Carolina who became a master potter, shaping massive clay jars and carving his own poetry into them despite the world telling him he had no voice.
A restless chicken named Louise leaves the henhouse craving adventure, facing pirates on the high seas, a lion under the big top, and a mysterious stranger in a bustling bazaar.
A young reindeer with a glowing red nose is teased and left out by the other reindeer, until a foggy Christmas Eve gives Santa a reason to need him most.
Four small animals — a yellow bird, a white dog, an orange fox, and a brown squirrel — each face a little setback in one day, until something good turns things around for all of them.
Five mischievous lads named John, Paul, George, Ben, and the rarely-around Tom keep getting into trouble for taking a few too many liberties — until they help secure America's freedom.
A champion Italian cyclist who won the 1938 Tour de France secretly uses his bicycle and racing fame to help save Jewish lives during World War II, risking everything without ever telling a soul.
