Sammy Feels Shy from bestselling creator of the Big Bright Feelings series, Tom Percival!
An uplifting story, that encourages little ones to not let feelings of shyness stand in the way of having fun.
Sammy loves having fun.
At home, everything feels easy. But, when he’s surrounded by lots of people, his cheeks glow a brilliant bright pink and he doesn’t feel like he can talk.
Lot’s of people say ‘he’s so shy!’ and that seems to make things even worse! So much worse, that he turns completely pink, from head to toe.
Until… one day, Sammy makes a lovely new friend, Lily, who doesn’t see his shyness. And, little by little, having fun together makes his pinkness fade away. Until ultimately, he decides to NEVER let his shyness stop him from having fun.
The struggle is very real, and we love how this story has captured that awkward feeling, yet remaining so reassuring and lots and lots of fun. This would be a great book to have in the classroom!
The illustrations, as expected are completely gorgeous and so endearing! With lots of stand out ‘pink’ moments, coupled with bursts of colour as we see Sammy feeling back to his usual self.
As always, any of Tom Percival’s books are a joy to have on the bookshelf! Sammy Feels Shy is out in July! You can pre order it from Amazon – yay!
Other picture book reviews you might like:
The Biggest Dog in the Book by Ben Lerwill and Mark Chambers – review
The Fib by Iniquez and Nathan Kwan – review
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by Lucy Rogers – review
Disclosure: We received an advance copy of this book via NetGalley. All views are our own.
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