Jamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

When ten-year-old Ava uses her writing talents to help her older sister overcome her shyness, both girls learn the impact their words and stories can have on the world around them.

Sam is very shy and the idea of talking in front of the class during show-and-tell frightens him--will he overcome his fear and find the courage to share?

When Willow speaks, her words slip out as soft and shy as a secret. At school, her barely audible whisper causes her no end of troubles. But Willow is as resourceful as she is quiet, and she fashions a magic microphone from items she finds in the recycling bin. However, Willow's invention is only a temporary solution.

"Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and...

Turtle is kind and helpful, but often very shy, and with the class talent show coming up she will need to overcome her shyness because everybody wants to hear her beautiful voice singing with Little Bear.

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

Lili is so shy that her voice is never heard in class until the day a good friend needs her help.