Billie B. Brown The Soccer Star

In this terrific series for younger readers (K-2), we meet spunky Billie B. Brown. When a boy tells her she can't play soccer with them because she is a girl, he doesn't know Billie!  A young reader will enjoy the bigger text on the page, the few short chapters and the adorable pictures spread throughout these books.  The author concentrates on feelings that any child may feel and how the characters react to and deal with them.  (E RIP)

Hey Jack! The Bravest Kid

This is a spin-off of Sally Rippin's Bobbie B. Brown series.  Bobbie's best friend, Jack, gets his own series now!  Like the Bobbie B. Brown books, they are a perfect realistic fiction, early chapter book for grades K-2.  Each book has a few chapters, bigger text, some pictures and a great lesson in each.  In this one, Jack learns that bravery shows itself in different ways and that it is o.k. for boys to be afraid or cry.  (E RIP)