• 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 a former Early Childhood Educator. Her previously authored works include: Hello, Dark (Pajama Press, 2021), shortlisted for the 2022 IODE Jean Throop Book Award, and chosen as a 2022 CCBC Spring Best Book for Kids & Teens; I Love Myself (Orca Book Publishers, 2024), featured in a 2024 CBC Kids Book Club TV segment, and chosen for the 2024 Telling Tales Festival and the Inclusive Tales project. Wai Mei Wong lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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Kirsti Beautyman is an author and illustrator from the northeast of England—working from her studio nestled away on the outskirts of Newcastle. Kirsti predominantly uses a combination 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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