COURAGE & FEELINGS
Stories about big feelings and small brave steps.
Characters who worry, wait, feel let down or feel scared, and find a way through, often with a little help.
7 stories
Read for free · 10 pagesAda and the Sleepy Seed
Grandma gives Ada one speckled seed that takes its time. While her friend’s beans pop up, Ada waters, sings and worries—until she discovers what her seed has been doing underground all along.
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Read for free · 10 pagesMilu and the Moon Pocket
A lost tooth pocket sends a tiny night mail carrier and a child on a cozy search. Together, Milu and Aina discover that asking for help can be brave.
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With membership · 10 pagesBeni and the Dancing Shadow
A long shadow follows Beni through the day. When he stops running and starts looking, the strange shape becomes a playful friend made by light.
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With membership · 10 pagesMomo and the Missing Picnic Basket
When Momo’s picnic basket rolls away, a chase by the river brings surprises, new friends, and a picnic everyone helps to make.
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With membership · 10 pagesLeo and the Falling Leaves
The big maple is losing its leaves, and Leo is worried. Then a little hedgehog peeks out of the leaf pile and shows him what falling leaves are for.
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With membership · 10 pagesIvy and the Penguin Parade
One little penguin is left behind, and the big snowy hill is scary. Ivy learns to waddle, hops the icy cracks and slides down with Poko, all the way back to the parade.
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With membership · 10 pagesLina's Little Paris Song
Lina promises a song for the neighborhood picnic. Join her and Grandpa in Paris, listen to a bell, the river and a bird, and help her find a little tune to share.
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Ada worries that her seed will never grow. Beni isn’t sure about the shadow that follows him. Poko is scared of a big snowy hill, and Lina feels overwhelmed by a noisy street. Nobody tells them to stop feeling that way; each finds a next step: waiting, looking more closely, asking a friend, taking one thing at a time.
Young children often find it easier to talk about a character’s feelings than about their own. The questions on each story’s page are a gentle way in.