Little Penguin Learns to Swim by Eilidh Rose is a gentle picture book about a young penguin learning to overcome fear and gain confidence. Through simple narrative text and soft illustrations, the story follows the penguin’s hesitant first attempts at swimming and gradual success with encouragement. The clear storyline and relatable theme support early readers while promoting resilience and s…
Lucy is afraid of dogs, Josh doesn’t like to go in the pool, Dan doesn’t want the nurse to touch his bruised knee, and Ben is afraid to go on stage in front of people. Follow along as these friends learn that when something scares them, they can take a deep breath and feel brave enough to get through their ordeals.
Polar Star is the brightest, liveliest cub in the entire Arctic. But on his first swimming lesson, he jumps into the ocean and sinks! Will he be brave enough to try again and let go of his mother's fur to swim on his own?
After rowing out to an island near their seaside home, Tulsi and Satchen discover a whale that has been trapped in a fishing net. Determined to try to free the poor creature, they repeatedly dive down into the freezing sea to cut the netting, but eventually, exhausted and with a storm rolling in, they have to admit defeat. As they head for home to seek help, their boat capsizes in the storm …
No one will play with Katie - so she goes into the woods to find a friend. But there are bears in the forest - and not all of them are small and cuddly...
In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but who has since retired from public life, and the boy who comes searching for him. The boy has many questions, and in answering them Tetsuya illustrates the way of the bow and the tenets of a meaningful life. Paulo Coelho's story suggests that living without a connection between action and soul canno…