Back to School Stories for Kids: 24 Tales of Big Courage: Build Confidence, Make Friends and Ease First-Day Jitters, with Discussion Questions, so ... Hand Up in Class (Confidence Books for Kids)

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A BRAVE STEP IN EVERY STORY + 24 STORIES FOR AGES 6 TO 9 + BONUS CONFIDENCE KIT INSIDEDoes Your Child Get Butterflies About Going Back to School, Freeze When It Is Time to Raise Their Hand, or Quietly Worry That Nobody Will Want to Be Their Friend?Give Them 24 Warm Little Tales That Turn First-Day Nerves Into One Small Brave Step, Plus a Gentle Way to Talk About the Big Feelings Together. Here Is What Is Inside...Telling an anxious child to just be brave rarely works. Big feelings do not shrink because we explain them away, and a worried child on a Sunday night cannot always find the words for what scares them about Monday morning. You can pack the backpack and walk them to the gate, but you cannot climb inside the worry with them.That is why Back to School Stories for Kids was written by Nora Bellfield, a former teacher and a mom. Each of its 24 short tales follows a child facing a real school moment, the nervous new gate, the first ride on the big bus, the lump in the throat before a spelling test, the day with a substitute teacher, the hand that feels glued to the desk, and finding one small brave step they can actually take.Unlike Ordinary Story Collections That Simply End, This One Opens a Conversation. After every tale, a friendly Talk About It box gives you a gentle Check In and one open question, so a five-minute bedtime read can open a real talk about the worries your child may be quietly carrying.Inside This Collection, Your Child Will Find:24 Real Back-to-School Moments: Making friends, first days, owning a mistake, tests, a substitute teacher, and standing up for what is kind, each ending on one small brave step.A Talk About It Box After Every Tale: A warm Check In and one open question that can turn story time into a real conversation about how your child feels.A Find the Story You Need Today Guide: Match tonight's read to the exact worry your child is facing, from first-day nerves to speaking up in class.A Warm Picture With Every Story: Gentle black-and-white illustrations that help younger readers stay with the page.A Bonus Printable First-Day Confidence Kit: A checklist, a feelings card, a brave-step tracker, coloring pages, a word search, all 24 discussion prompts, and a Certificate of Courage, sent by a simple QR code.Why This Book Matters So Much:Your Child Feels Less Alone: They meet kids just like them being brave while their tummy still flutters.Big Feelings Finally Get Words: The questions help your child name what scares them and say it out loud, instead of holding it in.Confidence That Reaches the Classroom: Raising a hand, joining in, and trying again slowly start to feel possible.Closer Bedtimes for the Two of You: A calm, connected way to end the day together.A Gift That Lasts: A first-day gift, a cozy read all year, and a premium full-color hardback keepsake edition.So, Even If:Your Child Is Shy or Slow to Warm Up to New Places.They Say They Do Not Like Reading or Sitting Still for Long.They Freeze at the Thought of Speaking in Front of the Class.They Are a Big Worrier or a Very Quiet One.You Never Quite Know How to Start the Conversation.This book gives your child the story, and gives you the words, to face it together.Childhood confidence is built one small brave morning at a time, and these years pass faster than any parent expects. Learning to feel the flutter and step forward anyway is a quiet gift your child will carry long after the first day of school.Scroll Up and Click "Buy Now" to Help Your Child Walk Through the School Gate a Little Braver, Starting Tonight. Read more