Mattie, a shy fifth-grader, wants to hide out at her new school by acting as apprentice to her Uncle Potluck, the custodian, but her plan falls apart when she summons the courage to speak about what matters most and finds a true friend.

Pet-sitting her friend's poodle for a week, an exuberant Pinkalicious is disappointed when the little dog is too shy and frightened to play with her, a situation that culminates in a surprise pink bubble bath.

A little unicorn feels all kinds of emotions, including shyness, and uses a breathing exercise to calm down.

After losing her panpipes, shy Trill convinces some other music-talent fairies to try less traditional instruments in the upcoming Oceanside Symphony concert.

Poindexter is a very shy pig who, while helping out at the library, meets a turtle who is also shy, and together they read a book about making a friend in four easy steps.

Being painfully timid and shy does not keep a young mouse from rescuing his babysitter in an emergency situation, although after becoming a hero he still says zero.

In this heartfelt middle-grade novel from debut author Nicole D. Collier, fifth-grader Jillian must learn to speak and break free of her shell to enter her school's academic competition and keep her promise to her grandmother.

Advises the reader on how to interact with a very shy dinosaur.

With the help of her new friend who has magic boots just like her own, Emma overcomes her shyness and no longer hates reading out loud in school.

"A shy girl who feels most at home in the school library gains the courage to extend herself to others when she encounters a group of unique, diverse, inspiring women at the diner where her mother works"--