Written by: Antwan Eady & Gracey Zhang
Why you should read this book: This intensely sweet and relatable picture book shows little Nigel, who wants to be an astronaut, a superhero, and a dancer when he grows up, speaking his truth every night to the moon, while finding himself utterly incapable of sharing these secrets with his class in the daytime. It's career week at school, which makes his shyness about the subject (and fear of ridicule) even more intense, and the fact that all his classmates' parents seem to have more important jobs than his doesn't help. When his postal-worker mother and truck-driver father show up to present to the class and are accepted by the other students, Nigel finds the courage to finally speak up about his own dreams without fear.
Why you shouldn't read this book: You already know who you are, and who you're supposed to be, and you've never had any self-doubt.
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