About This Book:
*Review Contributed By Evren Dodd, Staff Reviewer*
Cute and Fun Way to Teach Kids About Overcoming Shyness
THE SHY BOOK is part of the new Emotions Series. Each book focuses on a book that feels a different emotion. This book feels shy. It wants to be read, but it worries that the reader might think poorly of it. That it’s boring or silly. But what happens if the reader doesn’t give up on the book and keeps flipping the pages?
This book manages to talk about shyness in a way that fits the age range of its intended readers. Children under the age of 7 might not always have the language to describe what they are feeling when they’re feeling shy. It describes the feeling and gives it a name. The book describes feeling worried and nervous and embarrassed. And it plainly states that it’s shy. This can allow children to connect the way they feel sometimes with a word to describe it to adults.
The book also manages to present a possible solution to its shyness. Asking questions about someone else. It might not work for everyone, but it seems to work for the book and gives children a starting point. Engaging other people in conversation that isn’t focused on yourself can help you feel less shy and withdrawn.
The illustrations in this book are simple, but cute. A lot of the pages seem to mainly be shades of blue and pops of yellow. There are other colors used, but the focus on yellow allows the Shy Book to pop out on the page. Even its text box is yellow most of the time.
THE SHY BOOK is a simple but empowering story, encouraging children to find bravery even in their shy moments. The simple illustrations are beautiful, but they allow the focus to remain on the Shy Book and the emotions.
