Bravery Soup

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Book Overview

Carlin the raccoon is afraid of everything--even his own shadow

When Carlin meets Big Bear, the bravest animal in all the land, he tells Carlin that there is a way to get courage. Alone, Carlin must make a perilous journey and bring back the secret ingredient for Big Bear's Bravery Soup. Scared but determined, Carlin sets off with some helpful gifts from his friends. He faces the dangers of the Forbidden Forest, Skulk...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807508713
• ISBN13: 9780807508718
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 10.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great book, great story, great moral

This is a wonderful book, my husband, 3 yr. old daughter & I all love it. It's just around the right length & amount of text for her age, not too little words/story like a baby book, but not too long like, say, the original Winnie the Pooh, or Green Eggs and Ham. Cute story, with an actual story line and arc of the main character. Good characters, nice illustrations, and at the end a nice moral, "It's not what's inside the box that makes you brave, it's what's inside of you." - without sounding preachy or goody-goody. We originally borrowed it from our local library and bought our own copy because we liked it so much. A winner - I recommend it!

ENCOURAGING WORDS FOR YOUNGSTERS

Everyone needs a little encouragement from time to time, and that's exactly what young hearts will find in this tale of Carlin, a timid racoon, who is skittish about everything - trying new things, sounds in the night, and even his own shadow. Fortunately, Carlin has a good friend, Zack, who takes the cowering creature to Big Bear, "the bravest animal in all the land." Big Bear tells Carlin that the soup he is preparing, Bravery Soup, will banish all fears. Problem is, one extremely important ingredient is missing and Carlin must go after it. Poor shuddering Carlin, he "must go alone through the Forbidden Forest to Skulk Mountain," and then into a cave in which a box is hidden. With knees shaking and lips trembling Carlin sets out. The little fellow learns many important lessons along the way, and so will all who read this reassuring tale. - Gail Cooke