Shy Me – Sandra V. Feder & Ashley Barron

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Shy Me

Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year:
Social-Emotional Learning

Part of the bestselling Emotions and Me series!

Written by Sandra V. Feder
Illustrated by Ashley Barron

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A shy young child talks about situations when shyness takes over and what helps them engage more fully.

In this compassionate exploration of shyness, a child describes feeling shy in a variety of home, social and school situations. These include meeting a new person, being in a crowded place and being on stage for a class performance. Sometimes the child feels shy with friends or when trying to make a new friend.

When feeling shy, the child tries to be brave and identify what might help in each situation. Sometimes it helps to go slowly, find a quiet place or practice for a performance. And sometimes what helps is finding a buddy or noticing that other children feel shy too.

Sandra V. Feder’s nuanced text and Ashley Barron’s cut-paper collage illustrations together create an endearing character who finds a way to cope with shy feelings. Joining Angry Me and Peaceful Me in the Emotions and Me series, Shy Me is sure to strike a chord with anyone who has ever felt or still feels shy.

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd

Release Date: March 4, 2025
Specifications: 32 pages | 8 in x 11.25 in
ISBN: 9781773069937
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Audience: ages 3 to 6 / grades P to 1
Key Text Features: explanation; illustrations;
Common Core:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2
Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

Reviews & Press

“Shy Me is the perfect picture book for any child dealing with shyness. Whether it be an “I don’t know how” shy or a “don’t look at me” shy, all children will be able to identify with the young child in this story…With bright colours and collage-like illustrations, Shy Me would be a good tool to use in social–emotional learning for young children at home or in the classroom and would make a wonderful addition to any children’s library.”

—L'Association des bibliothécaires du Québec - Quebec Library Association

“Reading [Shy Me] together will be ... an opportunity to let a child know that, shy or outgoing, they’re just fine being who they are, the way they are.”
—Winnipeg Free Press

“Writing feelings: Tackling childhood anxiety in Shy Me” - Interview on Journey of the Art podcast. Available wherever you get podcasts or on Youtube.