Young readers · Ages 5–7 · ebook

Pip and the Diving Rock

An early reader about trying anyway · Leonel L. Richard

A young fox is too scared to jump into the pond with her friends — until she learns that brave doesn't mean unafraid, it means trying anyway. An early-reader courage story for first-day fears, new ponds, and the quiet kid at the edge of the rock.

Pip sat at the edge of the diving rock and watched her friends go in, one after another, bright splashes in the afternoon pond. The rock was warm. The water was far. Brave, her mother had said, does not mean you are not afraid. Brave means you try anyway. Pip stood up.

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