• Age: 5 to 8
• Grade: k to 3
• Reading age: 6 to 7

One girl's tummy flutters with butterflies. "Have courage," says Papa. But, she wonders, what exactly is courage? Papa lets her know that courage is the big, heroic feats--as well as the smaller everyday choices we make. With comforting, lyrical text, this story shows young readers that they too can be courageous every single day. Backmatter includes a note for parents on helping children develop their own sense of courage.

Wai Mei Wong is an early childhood educator with a passion for making sure children and their families have the emotional support they need to thrive. Her debut picture book, Hello, Dark, celebrates a child-led solution to nighttime anxiety as a little boy overcomes his fear of the dark by befriending it. Born in Hong Kong, Mei now lives in Toronto with her husband, her nature-loving son, and two feline friends, Sesame and Pepper.

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Kirsti Beautyman is an author and illustrator from the North East of England―working from her studio nestled away on the outskirts of Newcastle. Kirsti predominantly uses a culmination of digital, dry, and wet media to create her illustrations… and is prone to leaving a vibrant jumbled mess in her wake.

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