When Ann Estelle and her friend Michael go trick-or-treating and approach a big scary house, they both learn that courage means also being afraid.

When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.

Zero, dismayed by her big, empty, roundness, tries to force herself into the shape of the much-admired One, but must finally accept that she can only be Zero.

Encourages the reader to be brave in many situations, beginning with deciding what courage means to oneself.

Because of his fear of the sea, a young Chinese boy is sent to a distant mountain where he proves his bravery.

When she accidentally knocks one of the eggs out of the chicken coop, Dot has to find the courage to recover the egg despite her many fears.

During Fun with Food Week in her school science class, second-grader Beetle McGrady tries to work up the courage to eat an ant.

A visit to the magic attic helps Megan overcome her cold feet at the thought of traveling alone to visit her father at a ski resort in Switzerland.

Introduces young readers to numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors by offering the story of ill-tempered Red who got too powerful for his own good and had to be brought down to size by One--a single entity with the courage to stand up for what was right.

A troll, a witch, and a ghost compete to see who can scare the little girl who is new to the their neighborhood, but her courage and kindness defeats them all.