“Not everyone loves a train… But sometimes, you have to take one anyway.”
When Mae must take a train ride through “bear places,” she wears “a special hat, so a bear would think she was just another bear.” When Bear needs to ride through “people places,” he wears a hat, too, “so a person would think he was just another person.” Indeed, when they sit together on the train, Mae thinks she’s found a safe seat near a big grown-up. Bear thinks he’s found a safe seat near a small cub. But, by the time the ride is over, Mae and Bear have each found their courage, and made a friend in the process.
This thoughtful, lyrical picture book offers a way for readers to look for their own courage, whether it be in their hearts or on their heads. COURAGE HATS is about seeing beyond our differences to the deep and important places, and how that can make us all feel a little less lost. Because “when you take your hat off, someone else will, too.” The graphite and watercolor illustrations help make this story especially endearing.
COURAGE HATS is warm and sweet and just odd enough that kids should love it.
--Lynn
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