Esi the Brave (Who Was Not Afraid of Anything)
  • Published: 8 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593406410
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $35.00

Esi the Brave (Who Was Not Afraid of Anything)

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10 Sep 2024
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8 Oct 2024
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A bold and bright picture book about being brave when you're scared in a new, overwhelming environment

A bold and bright picture book about being brave when you're scared in a new, overwhelming environment

Esi is a brave Ghanaian girl who is not afraid of anything. Monsters and ghosts should be scared of her!

When she sets off for the annual Kakamotobi Festival with her parents, she’s confident she’ll be fine. Her mother warns that there’s going to be loud music and scary masks and a very big crowd, but Esi’s unconcerned. She's not afraid of anything.

But when they get to the festival and her parents suddenly disappear in a crowd of terrifying monster masks, Esi realizes that to save her parents, she’ll have to be the bravest she’s ever been. With detail-packed illustrations and a text begging to be read aloud, this is the perfect story about finding your inner strength to be brave.
  • Published: 8 October 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593406410
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $35.00
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Praise for Esi the Brave (Who Was Not Afraid of Anything)

Praise for Raissa Figueroa

* "With nighttime scenes bathed in deep purples and a final scene of daybreak in golden hues, this touching tale successfully conveys special moments of hushed expectation and quiet exhilaration between a child and her strong, loving adult. Makes magic out of a true moment, as the best picture books do." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review for We Wait for the Sun

* "In the engaging, lyrical illustrations, Figueroa makes good use of deep, soft, subtle colors in the night scenes and startlingly bright hues at dawn. [A] beautiful picture book." —Booklist, starred review for We Wait for the Sun

* “Captures the joy of the everyday [in] a reminder that what dads love most of all are their little ones. Warm and joyful.” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review for What My Daddy Loves

*“A truly affectionate morning-to-night picture of caregiving [in an] emphatic declaration of paternal devotion.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review for What My Daddy Loves

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