Giants Are Very Brave People by Florence Parry Heide and Merrill Rainey - OPTIONAL

Giants Are Very Brave People by Florence Parry Heide, illustrated by Merrill Rainey. PICTURE BOOK Holiday House, 2023. $19 9780823450411 

BUYING ADVISORY: PRE-K, EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Bigelow is afraid of almost everything until he meets the tiny Mrs. Pimberly, who is afraid of him. Maybe some magic words she teaches him can help him be brave. 

Bright and colorful illustrations help as Bigelow learns courage. The plot is pretty simple but the message is nice. No culture or race is depicted. Bigelow is blue. 

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