1. Childhood Shyness and Children's Literature
... the spotlight. Dressed as the little angel, she makes her grand appearance. She is then showered by applause from the audience, and she overcomes her shyness. No one tries to push the girl about her shyness; she is accepted for who she is and her shyness eventually becomes adaptive behavior. A second book that allows a children to just be shy is Stop That Garbage Truck, by Linda Glaser ... Henry overcomes his shyness one-day when the garbage truck leaves before Henry's mother is able to bring the garbage cans to the curb. Henry runs after the truck in an attempt to stop it, and then he ...
- Word Count: 3090
- Approx Pages: 12
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School
