A courage story with their name in it.

The First DayA story starring your child

First day of school · ages 3–7

You can be scared and do it anyway. Both at the same time.

Your child has a new backpack, new shoes, and a stomach full of butterflies. The school gate looks enormous. Nobody makes the fear go away. your child walks in with it, and finds out that is exactly what brave means.

For: starting school or nursery

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The Quiet HandA story starring your child

Speaking up in class · ages 4–8

Brave isn't loud. Brave is one small thing you do anyway.

Your child always knows the answer. Their hand just never goes up. When the teacher asks about the moon, your child decides today the words are coming out, even if they come out small.

For: a quiet child who knows the answer but never puts a hand up

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Nobody Sits AloneA story starring your child

Standing up for someone · ages 4–8

Being scared of the big kids is normal. Doing nothing is the thing to be more scared of.

A new boy named Sam eats lunch alone every day. The big kids laugh at his lunchbox. your child is scared of the big kids too. But your child is more scared of being the one who did nothing.

For: a child who sees someone left out and doesn't know what to do

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Two WheelsA story starring your child

Trying something new · ages 4–8

Falling off is part of learning. Getting back on is the whole of it.

Your child loves the bike, as long as Dad is holding the back of it. Today Dad wants to let go. This is a story about falling over, getting up, and the first time a wobble turns into flying.

For: learning to ride a bike, swim, or anything with a first fall

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The Blue BowlA story starring your child

Being honest when it's hard · ages 4–8

A lie is a thing you have to carry. The truth is heavy for eleven steps and then it's done.

Grandma's blue bowl is in pieces on the floor, and nobody saw. your child could say it was the cat. This is a story about the small, heavy walk to the garden to say three hard words: it was me.

For: after a broken thing, a blamed sibling or a small lie

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When You Were LittleA story starring your child

Looking back at a younger self · ages 6–10

You have been brave before, many times, before you even had the word for it. So you can be brave again.

A story for the child who is big now, about the child they used to be. The first night in a big bed, the deep end, the wobbly tooth, the lost balloon: the brave things little your child did before they knew they were brave. Told to them the way a parent tells it.

For: a child facing a new big thing: a school move, an exam, a hard year, a change at home

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