Books like Super Manny Stands Up!
By Kelly DiPucchio
For the kid who turns every cardboard box into a cape, this is the story that says pretend bravery can become the real thing. Playful and empowering, with a warm, quiet turn toward real-world grit.
A mistreated girl mocked as Sootface by her cruel older sisters sets off to try her luck with a warrior who can only be seen by someone with a kind, honest heart.
A poem honoring Black American life across history — the pain of slavery, the courage of the civil rights movement, and the achievements of dreamers, artists, and everyday heroes.
A girl teased for having big hair and unusual tastes gets the chance to embarrass the boy who bullies her when he's stuck on the playground — and has to decide what kind of person she wants to be.
A girl in Hawaiʻi who feels neither wahine nor kane sets her sights on leading her school's boys-only hula troupe in a traditional kane chant.
A koala named Kevin clings safely to his tree, too nervous to come down and join the other animals — until his tree falls and the ground he always feared is suddenly unavoidable.
A biography of Wilma Mankiller, who was forced from her Cherokee Oklahoma home as a child, found community in San Francisco, and returned home to become the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation.
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 child is followed by a strange, shadowy problem that grows bigger the longer it's avoided — until finally facing it changes everything.
A boy who loves the playground keeps running into Sammy, a boy who calls himself King and threatens to bury him, cage him with bears, or tie him to the slide — so his dad helps him figure out what to do.
A war horse named Clyde is terrified of nearly everything, but faced with real danger, he decides that acting brave might matter more than actually feeling brave.
The smallest of twelve little girls living in a Paris house under Miss Clavel's care, one fearless girl isn't scared of tigers or mice — until one frightening night changes everything.
A shy, fearful little creature named Toffle runs away from home rather than speak to anyone, watching Moomin Valley's lively cast celebrate from a distance until he finds the courage to reach out to another frightened soul, Miffle.
