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self-belief

Books about self-belief for readers of all ages.

Cover of Little raccoon who could

Little raccoon who could

Susan Cornell Poskanzer

Ages 4–8perseveranceconfidence

Cover of Nutty can't miss

Nutty can't miss

Dean Hughes

Ages 8–12basketballperseverance

Cover of Miss Little's Losers

Miss Little's Losers

Robert Rayner

Ages 8–12determinationteamwork

Cover of The Girl Who Saved Christmas

The Girl Who Saved Christmas

Matt Haig, Carey Mulligan, Chris Mould

Ages 8–12couragechristmas spirit

Cover of Whitney coaches David on fighting Goliath

Whitney coaches David on fighting Goliath

Therese Johnson Borchard

Ages 8–12courageself-belief

Cover of The tiny wish

The tiny wish

Lori Evert

Ages 4–8wishesadventure

Cover of Mungo and the spiders from space

Mungo and the spiders from space

Timothy Knapman

Ages 4–8heroescourage

Cover of Courage on the Line

Courage on the Line

Cynthia Bates

Ages 8–12couragesports

Cover of The amazing fate of Raoul Raccoon

The amazing fate of Raoul Raccoon

Agnès Couderc

Ages 5–10successinventions

Cover of I can't

I can't

John Koning

Ages 3–7determinationperseverance

Cover of Shine!

Shine!

Karen Langley

Ages 4–8confidencefather-child relationship

Cover of Blackie, the bird who could!

Blackie, the bird who could!

Yutaka Sugita

Ages 3–7perseveranceself-belief

Cover of Krindlekrax

Krindlekrax

Philip Ridley

Ages 7–11couragefriendship

Cover of Tilly Beany Saves the World

Tilly Beany Saves the World

Annie Dalton

Ages 7–11courageadventure

Cover of Yes We Can!

Yes We Can!

Barack Obama

Ages 8–16hopeperseverance

Cover of Banned!

Banned!

Bedford, David

Ages 7–11sportsteamwork

Cover of You Can Do Anything (Hip and Hop)

You Can Do Anything (Hip and Hop)

Sav Akyuz, Akala

Ages 4–8friendshipperseverance

Cover of Sealed with a kick

Sealed with a kick

Maggie Testa

Ages 6–10martial artscourage

Cover of Holly's Hideaway and other stories

Holly's Hideaway and other stories

Emma Thomson

Ages 5–9friendshipimagination

Cover of Jackrabbit goalie

Jackrabbit goalie

Matt Christopher

Ages 7–11sportsdetermination

Cover of Disney Zootopia

Disney Zootopia

Disney Emoji

Ages 4–10friendshipteamwork

Cover of Shrew That Flew

Shrew That Flew

Julia Copus, Eunyoung Seo

Ages 3–7courageindividuality

Cover of The brave little tailor

The brave little tailor

Patrick Austin

Ages 4–10couragecleverness

Cover of When pigs fly!

When pigs fly!

Stefan Boonen

Ages 3–8perseverancedreams