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How to Be Brave Like a Snail

by Naseem Hrab Publisher: OWLKIDS BOOKS

Bravery in both directions

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Hardcover New English

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Bravery in both directions

A paper-airplane contest gives Snail a reason to face familiar worries about asking for help, making mistakes, and trusting himself. When Stump later struggles with disappointment, the friends trade roles: Snail offers support, and both find words for feelings that are hard to say aloud. Their choice to write those feelings on paper airplanes ties the contest to the story’s central idea—that courage can mean being honest with someone close to you. The humor and friendship keep this picture-book adventure grounded in a recognizable emotional challenge: learning to share difficult feelings, not simply to hide them.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 exploring how to talk about difficult feelings
  • Young readers who enjoy humorous stories about friendship
  • Adults seeking a picture book that opens conversation about asking for help and handling disappointment

Themes

Emotional expressionCourageFriendship and mutual supportAsking for helpDisappointment

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Book overview

Snail and Stump return in this sweetly humorous story about finding the courage to share your feelings

Snail's not afraid of (certain) loud noises, exploring the glade, or lullaby karaoke. But he is afraid of asking for help, making mistakes, and believing in himself. And so, it's only with support from his best friend Stump that he finds the courage to enter a local paper airplane contest.

However, after the contest, it's Stump who needs support when he becomes heated and upset after not winning a ribbon. Fortunately, Snail knows just what to do to help Stump work through his difficult feelings. Together, they find the courage to tell each other exactly how they feel--prickly thoughts and all!--and then they write their feelings down on paper airplanes and let them go.

In their third laugh-out-loud adventure, Snail and Stump discover that the best kind of brave is finding the courage to share your feelings, even when your bravery is playing hide-and-seek.

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