Riley the Brave

Helping kids feel safe with their feelings and brave enough to share them.

$20.95

Helping kids feel safe with their feelings and brave enough to share them.

$20.95

Fabulous resource for parents and professionals

I’m a professional counselor AND a parent, and I love, love, love this book! If you’re looking for a way to help kids understand their own emotional reactions, or friends’ emotions, this book covers it all! I use this book in my work with clients of all ages too.

– E Evans

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I just love this new book!

I am a mother and grandmother. The author has really captured the big, confusing feelings young children can have when the world around them is scary and cruel. It’s a must-have book for all children!

– A.R.S.

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Its about a little bear cub who sometimes has emotions that he doesn’t know how to control. I read this book with my own daughter over the summer and it helped her empathize and consider the perspectives of others.

– School Counselor

West Hills Elementary

Fabulous resource for parents and professionals

I’m a professional counselor AND a parent, and I love, love, love this book! If you’re looking for a way to help kids understand their own emotional reactions, or friends’ emotions, this book
covers it all! I use this book in my work with clients of all ages too.

– E Evans

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I just love this new book!

– A.R.S.

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Riley the Brave

– School Counselor

West Hills Elementary

About the Book

The Little Cub with Big Feelings

Riley the Brave is a gentle, empowering story for children navigating big emotions and the adults who support them.

Meet Riley, a lovable bear cub with a bright cape and an even bigger heart. As Riley faces moments of fear, overwhelm, and uncertainty, caring animal friends come alongside him, offering patience, understanding, and connection. Through these supportive relationships, Riley learns that bravery does not mean being loud, tough, or going it alone. Sometimes, the bravest thing a child can do is ask for help or let someone close when feelings feel big.

Written with trauma-informed insight and deep compassion, Riley the Brave creates a safe space for meaningful conversations about emotions, resilience, and healing. The story is especially supportive for children who have experienced stress, loss, or trauma, while remaining accessible and relatable for all children learning to understand their inner world.

Whether shared during a cozy read-aloud, a classroom discussion, or a therapeutic session, Riley the Brave invites children and adults to explore big feelings together, reminding us all that courage grows best in the presence of care, understanding, and connection.

Loved By

Parents

The story normalizes big feelings, reframes bravery as connection and asking for help, and opens the door to meaningful, supportive conversations without shame or pressure.

Teachers

Builds shared language around big feelings, supports emotional safety, and guides compassionate conversations during SEL time, transitions, or challenging moments in the classroom.

Counselors

Creates emotional safety, normalize big feelings, and supports trauma-aware conversations during individual sessions, small groups, or moments when connection needs to come before problem-solving.

Bravery Reimagined

Ideal for children during transitions, emotional overwhelm, or after a difficult experience

Big feelings are a normal part of being human

Children see that fear, worry, and overwhelm are shared experiences, not signs of weakness.

Big feelings are a normal part of being human

Children see that fear, worry, and overwhelm are shared experiences, not signs of weakness.

Bravery is not about being tough or quiet

Riley the Brave reframes courage as reaching out, asking for help, and letting others support you.

Bravery is not about being tough or quiet

Riley the Brave reframes courage as reaching out, asking for help, and letting others support you.

Behavior is communication

Adults are reminded to look beneath actions to understand the feelings and needs driving them.

Behavior is communication

Adults are reminded to look beneath actions to understand the feelings and needs driving them.

Language shapes how kids see themselves

Riley the Brave models compassionate language that reduces shame and builds self-understanding.

Language shapes how kids see themselves

Riley the Brave models compassionate language that reduces shame and builds self-understanding.

Hope can coexist with hard feelings

Even in difficult moments, children can feel supported, capable, and brave.

Hope can coexist with hard feelings

Even in difficult moments, children can feel supported, capable, and brave.

Love this Book!

My 3 year old nephew loves this book, and we use “porcupine mood” and “brave bear”, etc. for various behaviors. My 26 year old niece (who grew up with trauma) cried the first time she read it, and often rereads it when she’s having a hard time. And my husband, who has difficulty understanding some of our kids hard behaviors, has also learned a lot just from the brief notes at the back of the book. Love this book!

– Verified Purchase Amazon Review

Love this Book!

– Verified Purchase Amazon Review

Help your child feel safe with big feelings

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Best Trauma Resource EVER

We adopted our daughter in March. I’ve had all kinds of trauma training. I have a degree in Behavioral Health, but NOTHING has helped her more than Riley!!! Buy it all….. it’s so worth it!!!!

– Malinda, Verified Purchase Amazon Review

Best Trauma Resource EVER

We adopted our daughter in March. I’ve had all kinds of trauma training. I have a degree in Behavioral Health, but NOTHING has helped her more than Riley!!! Buy it all….. it’s so worth it!!!!

– Malinda, Verified Purchase Amazon Review