Courage to Be Yourself

Available October 2026 – pre-order now!

From the co-author of the phenomenally bestselling The Courage to Be Disliked, the 15-million-copy bestseller, comes a story to help kids build confidence and be comfortable with who they are.

If you want the kids in your life to build confidence, reduce worries and anxiety and get to know themselves, give them this book.

Blending fiction and self-help, The Courage to Be Yourself will empower and inspire young readers in the way other books in the Courage series have done for millions of adults.

Here the philosopher–student conversation of The Courage to Be Disliked is relocated to an underwater world, transforming into a child-friendly encounter between an old, wise hermit crab and young octopus Ockley. Their conversation covers ideas such as the difference between thoughts and feelings, letting go of things you can't control, getting to know yourself better and learning self-acceptance, and will strike a chord with children and adults alike.

ISBN 9781761182433

296 pages, 199 x 138 mm