Books like Jabari Jumps
By Gaia Cornwall
For the kid who says they're not scared, then finds every reason to delay the brave thing — this one gets exactly how that feels. Warm, patient, quietly funny, full of poolside sunshine.
A baby kangaroo named Joey ventures out of his mama's pouch for the first time, hopping a little farther each time as he meets new creatures and finds his courage.
A brave boy ignores his grandfather's warnings and heads out alone, determined to catch a wolf lurking near his garden — with help from his animal friends.
A curious young bunny defies his sister Ruby's warnings and stays awake on Christmas Eve, determined to catch Santa Claus in the act of coming down the chimney.
A little girl named Malika treasures a beautiful new pair of red shoes until they pinch her growing feet, so she and Nana take them to a resale shop to begin a new life with someone else.
A young girl is separated from her mother at the last moment and must sail to America alone, only to discover the address for her family in New York has smudged into illegible ink.
A legendary railroad worker, born with a hammer in his hand and stronger than anyone around, takes on a steam drill to see who can dig through a mountain faster.
A young raccoon dreads his first day of school until his mother teaches him a secret family trick — a kiss pressed into his palm — to carry her love with him into the unknown.
An older man and his cat nap far too much, so they join a baseball team with their neighbor and her rowdy dog — but creaky knees and canine chaos threaten every play.
A dressmaker's daughter sets out alone through a fierce snowstorm to deliver a duchess's ball gown, battling howling wind and deep drifts to complete her mother's errand.
A poor woodcutter's two children, abandoned in the forest, discover a house made of bread, cakes, and candy — and the wicked witch who lives there has a taste for children.
Two sisters wake before sunrise six days a week to practice tennis, pushing through boos and taunts from a sport that didn't expect them, on their way to becoming legends.
A traveling trickster arrives in a village too terrified to celebrate Hanukkah, and must outwit a houseful of goblins — one each night — before facing their monstrous King.
