I loved this and the message it contained so much. As I work in the early years, it is books like this one that should be embraced. The lessons about playing with others different from you, standing up for yourself and trying your best are important lessons that children can learn through reading this.

The art style was also so beautiful, Niko was such an adorable character, and the story makes you hope he gains his confidence; which he does (happy endings are always good!) Overall I believe this book is educational aswell as fun for children to read & Id recommend it to early years and school settings for sure!

Very lovely little story about being a kid and being confident.

Easy to read with good pictures and a nice message. It's a good topic to try to tackle with kids in this very uncertain world.

This is a great introduction for teaching kids about confidence. The simple illustrations can be related to by children, and the story is just long enough to invite dialogue between the reader and the child. The illustrations are classic and colourful.

This is my first review of a children's book, and I had so much fun doing it! It's been awhile since I've read a children's book in general, so I sat down and read it to a family member's 5 year old. Right away, she connected with the material! The pictures captured her attention, and just as the little boy was asking questions about confidence, she had questions of her own.

It was interactive, to the point, and was a great lesson in that having confidence doesn't always come easy. Relying on people you care about to help encourage you is the strongest form of help you can get. What I loved about this book is that it reminded me of the short stories I read as a kid. They were about humility, gratitude, showing people you care, etc. The illustrations are timeless and I think something that could be passed down form parent to child as time goes on.

Yes, nice an clear important message, well written. The only issue I have is the format, font too small and wrong for younger readers.

The use of simple dialogues, straightforward approaches, and motivating activity is surely a fun way to make kids fire up to challenge themself to be more confident. Even as an adult I fun it joyful and pleasing to do.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for my honest, unpaid review.


As a homeschooler, I'm constantly looking for more books to read to my 6 and 8 year old. My older son likes reading to his younger sister, but only in short bursts. This was a book that was sweet and to the point, with pretty illustrations with a bit of diversity. The topic of the book is something I think all kids ask about or are concerned with around ages 4-7, so I'd gear this book to kiddos roughly that age if they're having any slight bit of confidence and hesitancy towards their new lives probably off to school and away from the nest for short bursts during the day! I sat and read the book with my kids and we all enjoyed the message, the confidence game at the end was very cute to include for everyone! we would want to include that trophy game near our chore charts to remind ourselves to BE confident! try something new today, try to go out of our own boxes, everyday.

I would like to start off by saying that the overall theme behind this book is very important. It is something I don't think I've seen in any picture books. I would love to read this book with my niece and complete the lovely activity with her. The book is written simple enough for a beginner reader to learn how to read from, yet long enough a parent can read it as a bed-time story. The pictures that follow along with the story are well drawn and follow the characters perfectly. I would 100% reccomend this book to my best friend to read with her kids.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
I love that Niko went to his mom when he had a problem and needed advice. Such a great example to be able to communicate with your parents. I also like her answer to him, well done overall.