Books like Sheila Rae, the Brave
By Kevin Henkes
For the kid who declares themselves brave about everything, right up until the moment they're not — this one gets that swagger and the wobble underneath it. Confident, funny, and warmly reassuring, with a little sister who quietly steals the show.
A fiercely protective squirrel guards her babies with a determined chook-chook-chook, scaring off trouble again and again — until something much bigger wanders right onto her tree.
A brave adventurer who runs faster than airplanes and rescues wild animals freezes when her friends want to turn a tree into a pirate ship — because Lou has never climbed a tree before.
A baby with a booming voice, a habit of giving away his birthday presents, and a strange love of chimneys grows up to become Santa — one odd little clue at a time.
A know-it-all big sister explains exactly what babies are like — they eat books instead of reading them, scream with a special plug in their mouth, and don't even know if they're a boy or a girl.
A pleading, patient parent follows one wildly energetic baby through the ordinary chaos of a day — sandbox, high chair, crib, and everywhere in between — begging for just a little cooperation.
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 young boy visits his nana in the city and finds it loud, crowded, and frightening — until she sews him a special cape that helps him feel brave enough to see it as wonderful.
A mouse dentist and his wife treat animals of all kinds for toothaches — with one strict rule against dangerous creatures — until a fox in agony forces them to break it.
A newly hatched bird tumbles from his nest and sets off alone to find his mother, asking a kitten, a hen, a dog, and even a giant machine called a Snort if they're the one he's looking for.
A girl devoted to all things fancy — frilly clothes, sparkly shoes, and the fanciest words she can find — sets out to transform her plain, ordinary family into fancy company for one special evening.
A boy afraid to go to school rides his grandfather's 1952 Ford time machine back through Big Papa's own frightening moments, hearing the same lesson each time: that's called being brave.
A bug-obsessed girl smuggles her insect friends indoors to keep the fun going during a big family reunion, with chaotic results — until Great-Gran turns out to share her passion.
