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Books About Fear & Bravery for Ages 4–7 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books About Fear & Bravery for Ages 4–7

Picture-book-age children are brave more often than they realize. Raising a hand in class, trying a new food, walking into a room full of strangers. These 7,418 books celebrate that ordinary courage and help children see that bravery isn't the absence of fear. It's what you do while you're still feeling it.

7,418 books

Cover of The Youngest Marcher The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

The Youngest Marcher The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

Cynthia Levinson

Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks becomes the youngest person arrested for picketing against segregation in this true

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Ranger in Time #6

Escape from the Great Earthquake

A rescue dog named Ranger pulls Lily from the rubble of a San Francisco mission house as she tries to survive a devastat

Cover of The Gift of Freedom How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers

The Gift of Freedom How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers

Glennette Tilley Turner

For the child learning how one person's bravery can change a family's future. This moving history shows how Harriet Tubm

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Facing Your Fears

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Ages 6–10

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Facing Your Fears

Facing Your Fear of Water

Heather E. Schwartz

For the child who feels nervous about getting their face wet or jumping into the pool, this gentle guide offers step by

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Raila and the Sweet Dreams Shark

For the child who experiences nighttime jitters or bad dreams, this soothing story introduces a friendly aquatic guardia

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Against the Odds

Malala Yousafzai

For the child who asks why some children can't go to school, this biography introduces a young girl who bravely stood up

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A Picture Book Biography #11

A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman

Follow the dangerous and courageous journey of a woman who escaped slavery to lead others toward freedom as a conductor

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Facing Your Fears

Facing Your Fear of the Dark

Heather E. Schwartz

For the child who feels nervous when the lights go out, this supportive guide explains nighttime fears and offers simple

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Ordinary People Change the World #14

I Am Harriet Tubman

For the child who wants to be a hero. Discover how Harriet Tubman used her incredible courage and kindness to lead other

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Judith Berry Griffin

Young Phoebe Fraunces finds herself in the middle of the Revolutionary War with a high-stakes mission to protect General

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First Look at Feelings

Laura Purdie Salas

Gentle rhyming verses and real-life photographs capture the physical and emotional sensations of being afraid to help li

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A Skeleton in the Cupboard

Nicholas Tucker

For the child who enjoys a little shiver down their spine, this collection offers gentle thrills through classic spooky

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Nana in the City

Lauren Castillo

For the child who feels overwhelmed by noisy environments, this story shows how a loved one's perspective and a little i

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Doreen Rappaport

Businessman John Parker repeatedly risks everything to cross the river and guide others toward freedom in this true stor

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The Ghost of Sifty-Sifty Sam

Angela Shelf Medearis

Chef Dan thinks he can handle a night in a haunted house for a cash prize, but he didn't count on meeting a ghost with a

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The Night Knights

The bumps and scratches in the dark are no match for the secret guardians of the hall. While the world sleeps, the Night

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Dinkin Dings #1

Dinkin Dings and the Frightening Things

Dinkin Dings is convinced his new neighbors are flesh-eating alien space zombies, which is a major problem for a boy who

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In the Palace of the Ocean King

A brave daughter must face her deepest fears of the deep blue sea to rescue someone she loves from the kingdom of the Oc

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Little Legends #4

The Secret Mountain

For the child learning that big problems are best solved together, this magical quest shows how bravery and friendship c

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Natalia O'Hara, Lauren O'Hara

For the child finding their inner courage to help a loved one, this atmospheric tale follows a brave girl into a frozen

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The nervous Donovan family heads to the animal shelter to find a protector, only to bring home a new four-legged friend

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Thank You, Dr. King!

For the child learning about Black history and the meaning of freedom. Emma's museum trip turns into a powerful journey

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Can't Scare Me!

A little boy thinks he is far too brave to listen to his grandma's warnings until he comes face-to-face with a massive,

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Maisy Goes to the Hospital

For the preschooler facing an upcoming procedure or overnight stay, this gentle story walks through the hospital experie

Fear & Bravery for Other Ages

Books About Fear & Bravery for Ages 0–3(1839)