Right now I have a couple of young clients with serious school fears. I've been putting together a book list for them and their parents, and thought I'd post it here as well. Any other books about courage and bravery that I should add to my list? Picture Books
- Brave Irene, by William Steig
- Sheila Rae, The Brave, by Kevin Henkes
- Courage, by Bernard Waber
- Ira Sleeps Over, by Bernard Waber
- The Story of Ruby Bridges, by Robert Coles
- The Little Yellow Leaf, by Carin Berger
- The Dandelion Seed, by Joseph Anthony
- Wallace’s Lists, by Barbara Bottner and Gerald Kruglik
- The Heart and the Bottle, by Oliver Jeffers
- The Bravest of Us All, by Marsha Diane Arnold
- Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak
Read Aloud or Read to Yourself
- Call it Courage, by Armstrong Sperry (Grades 3-6)
- The Wanderer, by Sharon Creech (Grades 3-6)
- Fire from the Rock, by Sharon Draper (Grades 4-7)
- Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry (Grades 5-8)
- Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen (Grades 6+)
- Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, by Jennifer Armstrong (Grades 6+)
- The Boy Who Dared, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Grades 6-9)
- Brave Hearts (non-fiction, recipients of children’s bravery awards in India)
Websites to Search (type in “books for children about courage” OR “…about bravery”)
- Scholastic.com
- Barnesandnoble.com
- Amazon.com
References for Parents
- Raising Courageous Kids: Eight Steps to Practical Heroism, by Charles A. Smith
- Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life, by John McCain
- Conscience and Courage, by Eva Fogelman