The Little Book of Courage

Seven-year-old Ella does not see herself as brave, yet her grandfather arrives one sunny Saturday with a wooden stick, a green wool cardigan, and a small brown notebook of blank pages. He tells her that each time she is brave, a picture will appear inside, and that courage arrives in small steps. Ella hugs the notebook and wonders what could possibly show up.

What follows are quiet moments that feel huge to a shy child: a hand raised in Mrs. Penny's class, a walk across the playground to Mia, a sentence read aloud at the board, a step into the shallow end of the pool, and a new friendship with Leo. After each attempt, a drawing fills a page. Written by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN, the tale follows Ella toward her class show-and-tell, where she must decide whether to share the notebook. It can be read on Online Masal.