A cautious porcupine summons the courage to stand up to threats both real and imagined.

Britta Teckentrup looks at what it means to be brave. Filled with evocative collage illustrations and dynamically positioned type, this book tells the story of a child wandering through a forest and being startled by a bear. At first the bear is terrifying-it is huge and unknown. But as the girl moves through the forest she becomes the bear's companion and, by the time they reach the end of the forest, its friend. Offering important insights into...