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Whitney coaches David on fighting Goliath
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Therese Johnson Borchard |
Having been transported by her emerald Bible back to the time of David, ten-year-old Whitney helps him fight the giant Goliath and thus gains the courage to confront an intimidating girl at school. |
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Precious and the Boo Hag
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Patricia McKissack |
Home alone with a stomachache while the family works in the fields, a young girl faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about. |
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One leap forward
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Donna Jo Napoli |
A children's book in the Aladdin Angelwings series
The Little Angel of Courage helps a young boy gain enough confidence in himself to take ballet lessons, even though his best friend makes fun of … |
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The good fire helmet
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Tim Hoppey |
Six-year-old Christian believes that an old fire helmet makes him brave, while his ten-year-old brother, Tommy, finds courage within himself, especially when he needs it most. |
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The boy who painted dragons
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Demi |
Ping, a painter of dragons--of which he is secretly afraid--is challenged to seek the truth, find the truth, and dare to be true. |
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Sylva and the Fairy Ball
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Margaret McNamara |
Sylva Bell is not old enough to attend the Fairy Ball with her sisters Clara, Rosy, and Golden, but when a horde of trolls crashes the ball, Sylva bravely comes to the rescue. |
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The brave little parrot
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Rafe Martin |
Because the brave little parrot does the thing that comes from its heart as it takes precious drops of water to the burning forest, things change in ways no one could imagine. |
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Custard the dragon and the wicked knight
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Ogden Nash |
In this humorous poem, Custard the cowardly dragon saves the fair maiden Belinda from the wicked Sir Garagoyle. |
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Whooo's haunting the teeny tiny ghost?
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Kay Winters |
The teeny, tiny, very timid ghost tries to be brave when he suspects that his house is haunted. |
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Two
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Kathryn Otoshi |
Two is best friends with One. Whenever they'd get the chance, they'd dance! But then Three jumps in between them, and suddenly One only wants to play with Three. Two feels left out, but what can she … |
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Fire on the mountain
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Jane Kurtz |
A clever young shepherd boy uses his wits to gain a fortune for himself and his sister from a haughty rich man. |
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Princess Twins and the Puppy
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Mona Gansberg Hodgson,Julie Olson |
When the princesses' puppy runs off, Abby asks Jesus to help her be brave so she can go into the basement to search for the missing pet. |
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Crusader
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Edward Bloor |
Roberta Ritter has been waiting for a knight in shining armor for most of her humdrum life. She’s a doormat, a nobody whose mother died a few years back, a smart girl who wastes her afternoons workin… |
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The Hound of Ulster
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Malachy Doyle |
A retelling of a traditional Irish folk tale. The king is on the way tovisiting Culain's house, when he sees a young boy, Setanta, playinghurling very bravely, and asks him to join them later. Howeve… |
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Secret signs
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Anita Riggio |
When the barn used for hiding runaway slaves burns to the ground, Luke, who is deaf, finds a unique way to pass along information about the next safe haven. |
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Shy Ones
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Lynn Hall |
A shy, unhappy fifteen-year-old girl rescues an injured golden retriever, works to help the dog overcome its timidity, and conquers her own shyness in the process. |
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Becky the brave
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Laurie Lears |
Nothing seems to scare Sarah's big sister Becky, until having an epileptic seizure makes her reluctant to return to school, and so Sarah summons her own courage to explain the disease to the other st… |
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Arnie and the Skateboard Gang
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Nancy L. Carlson |
When Arnie is challenged to skateboard down a dangerous hill, he has to decide how far he is willing to go to be "cool." |
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Molly the brave and me
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Jane O'Connor |
Beth admires her friend Molly's courage, but on a visit to Molly's country home, Beth surprises herself with her own bravery when the two become lost within the maze of a cornfield. |
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Kid pirates
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Allan Zullo |
Some volunteered. Others were forced to serve. But each of these young people sailed with the world's most feared pirates-from the notorious Blackbeard and Captain Kidd to Sir Henry Morgan and others… |
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