***First Place Winner – Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2022 – New Author Fiction*** First day? New school? New experience? Feeling scared? Benny the Brave is here to help! Meet Sarah. She’s about to start a new school that’s on a distant planet. She doesn’t have any friends yet. Her teacher may or may not be a swamp creature. And worse, lunch looks like it’s wriggling, slimy and alive! But just before the school bus arrives, Team Supercrew’s Benny the Brave comes to the rescue! Team Supercrew’s Benny the Brave reminds kids that they have the power to be BRAVE inside of them whenever they need it! Benny the Brave reminds Sarah that her worst-case fears are okay, and that she has the power to change these thoughts. She has the power to be BRAVE, and it just might be closer to find than she thinks. Tools and tips for parents, teachers, and kids! The Team Supercrew Book Series is rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a social-emotional therapy that focuses on the ways that our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are interconnected. Our thoughts create our feelings! When we develop the tools to change our negative thoughts, we learn how to regulate our emotions in a positive way. Team Supercrew helps children recognize big feelings and have the tools to regulate emotions in a positive way! The Team Supercrew heroes, Benny the Brave, Keisha the Kind, Chloe the Calm, and Gen the Grit, bring these tools to children and families in a fun, engaging, and unexpected way. Beautiful, colorful, and detailed illustrations encourage connection and discussion between children, caregivers, and teachers. There’s a hero in all of us. Team Supercrew. Be Extraordinary. Read more