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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Gustavo is good at doing all sorts of ghostly things: walking through walls, making objects fly, and glowing in the dark. And he loves almost nothing more than playing beautiful music on his violin. But Gustavo is shy, and some things are harder for him to do, like getting in a line to buy eye scream or making friends with other monsters. Whenever he tries getting close to them, he realizes they just can't see him. Now that the Day of the Dead is...
10) Boo who?
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Boo is a shy new ghost at school and tries to fit in with the other students even though he finds it difficult to play the same games as they do.
11) Sunday rain
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Elliott has just moved into a new house. He spends his days with his fictional friends, immersed in a book. When an inviting Sunday rain gathers the local kids to play in the puddles, Elliott longs to join in, but he's too shy to go outside. Soon, Elliott discovers that new friendships are like a new book: you just have to plunge into the adventure.
12) Sometimes shy
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A quiet boy, called too shy, notices objects that might also be labelled shy, from the slow-rising sun to seedlings slow to sprout, and shows that in the right situation, he is not quiet or shy at all.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When Willow speaks, her words slip out as soft and shy as a secret. At school, her barely audible whisper causes her no end of troubles. But Willow is as resourceful as she is quiet, and she fashions a magic microphone from items she finds in the recycling bin. However, Willow's invention is only a temporary solution.
15) Louder, Lili
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Lili is so shy that her voice is never heard in class until the day a good friend needs her help.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes that it just takes time to grow a friend.
17) David jumps in
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"On his first day at a brand-new school, David finds himself alone at recess after his classmates race off to their favorite activities. Kids are on the swings, playing soccer and busy with video games. But David has a pocketful of rubber bands for his favorite jump rope game. Can making friends be as easy as a hop, skip and a jump? Told in spare, lyrical prose and beautifully illustrated, Elastic Skip is a celebration of friendship, diversity and...
18) A sled for Gabo
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Gabo, shy with other children and having no sled or winter clothing, yearns to go sledding and his neighbor's granddaughter, Isa, helps him find a way.
19) Stanley's secret
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Stanley is a shy boy with a secret: he loves to tap dance, but only for his pet mice--so when the principal insists that he try out for the talent show, Stanley has to overcome his shyness and summon the confidence to perform for the school.
20) A quiet girl
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Mary is so quiet that her family hardly pays any attention to her, until one day, after shouting her name, they try quiet waiting instead and discover Mary and the importance of solitude.
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