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Stories about bravery in small, real ways

A swallow about to fly farther than ever, a fox who has to ask for room for his tail, and a cat who tells a new classmate something true about herself. Courage here means doing it while the feeling is still there.

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Three stories about small acts of courage

Cover of One More Game
  • Ages 7–8
  • 11 pages
  • Narration 2:57

One More Game

Bramble wants one more game before Rill leaves. Both friends have something they have not said about the goodbye.

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“Rill was leaving at sunrise. All day, Bramble watched her best friend hop along the fence, t…”

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Cover of Fenn's Bus Seat
  • Around age 4
  • 6 pages
  • Narration 1:43

Fenn's Bus Seat

Fenn is worried his enormous tail will get in the way at school. An aisle seat and a very silly bus noise leave room for a new friend.

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“On his first day of school, Fenn stopped at the classroom door. His tail was enormous. What…”

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Cover of The Name Beneath the Rain
  • Around age 9
  • 10 pages
  • Narration 2:59

The Name Beneath the Rain

Juniper tries being loud, funny, and agreeable at her new school. Naming a rain sound with Ash gives her something of her own to say—and something to write to her old friend.

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“On her first morning at the new school, Juniper kept reaching for the place beside her where…”

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Choosing tonight’s book

Brave doesn’t mean not scared

Fenn, for about four, asks for an aisle seat instead of squeezing into the back. Rill, in One More Game for seven and eight, admits she is scared and flies anyway. Juniper, for about nine, shares something true with a new friend and still misses her old one.

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  • Can Rill be excited and frightened about the same flight?
  • What did Juniper choose to tell Ash?

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