This is a very unique and special giveaway!
There will be 2 separate winners. Each winner will receive 2 copies of the book…1 hardcover copy for them AND will also receive an additional hardcover copy of the book to donate to a classroom or library of their choice! Both books will be dedicated and autographed.
What a perfect time of year to be able to donate and share something so special with others. Any classroom or library would be lucky to receive a copy of this adorable book…and you can make it happen along with receiving a copy for your own family at the same time!
Synoposis from Amazon:
A big boy falls asleep and enters the magical world of dreamland. Soon his exciting adventure turns into a bad dream. Deep in sleep he uses his POWER OF THOUGHT to create a change. As he repeats the words “I Am Brave and Unafraid” his confidence grows, he faces his nightmare, and discovers what happens!
My Thoughts
I really love this book. It teaches such an important coping strategy in very child friendly terms. Having fears is such a common and real issue for children…this book does a great job of acknowledging those fears and teaching how to handle them in a straightforward and simplistic way. The illustrations are absolutely adorable! Ascetically it’s such a beautiful book. I love everything about this book and can easily see myself using the words “I am brave and unafraid” to help my children work through their fears should they arise in the future.
As a teacher, I would have loved having this book in my classroom! It would have been so helpful on numerous occasions. I can think of specific students from my years of teaching who really would have benefited from reading this.
This is definitely a book any parent, teacher, grandparent, or librarian should have.
My 6.5 Year Old Daughter’s Thoughts:
“I liked when he sang. This book taught me that even if we’re afraid of something we can still go and do it. I liked when the animals were sticking out their tongues! I want to read this book again.”
A Conversation with Arielle Turover Cohen, In Her Own Words:
Briefly give a description of your book:
A young boy falls asleep and enters the magical world of dreamland. Soon his happy dream turns into a scary nightmare. By using his power of thought he gains self-confidence and becomes brave, thereby transforming his nightmare back into a pleasant dream.
How did you create the idea for your book?
In the same night our two children complained of nightmares. Our daughter, who was 5 at the time, said the only way she knew how to deal with them was to come and snuggle with me in bed. Although I love snuggling with her, I wanted her to learn other ways to handle her nightmares.
“My love, do you know you can change your nightmare?”
“No.”
“The next time you see that scary lion change him into a birthday cake and blow out the candles.”
“But how can I do that Mama?”
“With the power of your thought. You control your thoughts. You choose what you dream about. If you don’t like your dream use your power of thought to change your dream. If you like your dream, use your power of thought to keep the dream going. Try it tonight”.
“I will Mama, goodnight.”
I then headed off to my son’s room. Even though the lights were out, he wanted me to read him another story. I said I would tell him a story instead. Together, we laid on his bedroom floor, covers on top, and the story of The Boy and The Bear began. He wanted it again. And again. The next day he wanted it before nap, and then again before bedtime. After about the 7th time of telling the story I thought to myself, “This is pretty good, I better write it down.” And so I did.
What audience would be most interested in your book?
2-8 year olds are most interested in reading the book. The audience most interested in buying the book are parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles to give as a long lasting confidence building book to their loved ones. This book is also very popular to give as a gift to pregnant mothers.
Where can your book be purchased?
Books can be purchased on:
My website: www.iambraveandunafraid.com
Amazon (affiliate link here: I Am Brave and Unafraid
Andersons Bookshop
Use 3 adjectives to describe your book:
Exciting, Engaging, Empowering
Any additional information that you would like to provide about you or your book:
I am a mother of 3 incredible children who inspire me daily. I receive great enjoyment in knowing my book inspires others.
***GIVEAWAY***
Would you like a chance to win a copy of this adorable book AND an additional copy to donate to the classroom or library of your choice?
There will be 2 separate winners. Each winner will receive 1 hardcover copy of the book AND will also receive an additional hardcover copy of the book to donate to a classroom or library of their choice! Both books will be dedicated and autographed.
The books will be mailed directly to the winners (US only for this giveaway). To be entered, please complete these 2 simple steps:
1. Follow and/or subscribe to my blog
2. Leave a comment below telling me about the classroom or library you would plan on donating the second book to if you are chosen
**You must complete both of these steps to be eligible for the giveaway**
Giveaway will end Friday morning at 6:00 CDT and the 2 winners will be randomly chosen and announced in Friday morning’s blog post.
Make sure you check back on Friday to see if you’ve won (you will have 48 hours from the time I post the winners to email me your mailing address. If I don’t hear from you, I will pick a new winner).
If you already follow and/or subscribe to my blog, you are still eligible…just leave a comment below to be entered 🙂
Good luck! Can’t wait to read your comments!
Book Coffee Happy 
I would donate it to the Indian Trails Library. They have an amazing children’s area, lots of books to pick from and this would make a lovely addition to their collection. ITPL has always been helpful and encouraging to my family as homseschoolers so it would be special for me to donate this to them.
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I would love to share this book with the students I work with-special education therapeutic school.
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I would like to add this to my classroom! I would be able to do a writing lesson on it for my students in the 4th grade with learning difficulties!
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I follow via e-mail. I would donate it to the library at my kids’ elementary school. My daughter has been dealing with some anxiety (thankfully she’s on the path to overcoming it), so I think this book would be good for her.
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I would use this book in my own classroom! I teach 1st grade and read alouds are the core of most of my instructor. I base all of my literacy, writing, and social emotional lessons on mentor texts. This book would be so perfect to go with our social emotional lessons. My administration also sends us weekly social emotional lessons based on mentor texts. I’d share this with them too to use with the whole school. What wonderful discussion this book would spark during my daily restorative circle, too!
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I would donate to the Kildeer School library in Long Grove! My children went to Kildeer and I am a substitute teacher at Kildeer! A great school and I have been a substitute teacher there for many years!
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I homeschool my sister with special needs so we would keep the first copy. She loves books! I would go to the special children’s school near us to read them the book and then donate to the children there. They love to be read to.
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I would donate this book to the Roy School library. I have been working in this library for 13 years. The students are always very excited to see new books that I display. This book would be a great addition to our library. Thank you 😃📚
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This sounds like a wonderful book to join my classroom library. As a first grade teacher I’d love to have the opportunity to share the important message of this book.
This year I’m really trying to focus on social emotional skills with my students and mentor text are a great way to start the conversation and understanding of these important topics and issues.
It would also be terrific to be able to donate a copy of this book in our school library so that the whole school can have the chance to read the book. Often times the books I read in class are the ones my students like to check out so having a copy in the library would be fantastic and then my students can share it with their families. 🙂
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