When I Feel Brave
Hardcover – Picture Book, April 9, 2024
Prestel Publishing · Hardcover · April 9, 2024
From the author of When I See Red and dozens of other books for young readers comes a powerful and gorgeously illustrated exploration of bravery and its constant companion, fear.
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- Who it’s for
- A forest encounter with a bear opens a picture-book exploration of bravery and fear.
- Themes
- Bravery, Fear, Making friends with what scares you
- Genres
- Big Feelings, Values & Virtues, Self-Esteem & Resilience
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From the author of When I See Red and dozens of other books for young readers comes a powerful and gorgeously illustrated exploration of bravery and its constant companion, fear. In When I See Red Britta Teckentrup expertly gave voice to a girl’s feelings of rage. Now, with this same wisdom and sensitivity, the author looks at what it means to be brave.
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Filled with evocative collage illustrations and dynamically positioned type, this book tells the story of a child wandering through a forest and being startled by a bear. At first the bear is terrifying—it is huge and unknown. But as the girl moves through the forest she becomes the bear’s companion and, by the time they reach the end of the forest, its friend. Offering important insights into the nature of fear this book helps young readers understand why things are scary, and discover the satisfaction of making friends with the very things that make them feel afraid.
Bravery in the Forest
A forest encounter with a bear opens a picture-book exploration of bravery and fear.
Come here for
- Bravery and fear explored through a child’s encounter with a bear
- Evocative collage illustrations and dynamically positioned type
Expect
- A child’s changing relationship with a frightening, unknown bear
- Insights into why things feel scary
Where it sits
| Big Feelings | 59% |
|---|---|
| Values & Virtues | 56% |
| Self-Esteem & Resilience | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Self-Esteem & Independence
- Stories About Mental Health
- Big Feelings
- Authors
- Britta Teckentrup
- Publisher
- Prestel Publishing
- Published
- April 9, 2024
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Bravery · Fear · Making friends with what scares you
- Reading lane
- Self-Esteem & Independence