Just Like Millie

In a gentle story from Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo, a shy young girl finds exploring her new city and making friends overwhelming - until a rescue dog helps her uncover the bravery that was always in her.

A young girl and her mother move to an apartment in a new city. Despite her mum''s efforts to take her out, the girl would rather play by herself in their cosy home - she feels just fine on her own. Meeting any children her age has her hiding behind her mother-s legs, and invitations to group activities has her in tears. That is, until she meets Millie, a rescue dog who is not too big, not too small, and kisses her arm when the girl nervously reaches out. With Millie, saying hello to new people isn-t so scary, and maybe making a friend isn-t either.

Through emotionally honest prose and soft, expressive illustrations, Lauren Castillo explores one girl-s shyness and anxiety - and how one dog-s love helps her open up - in a warm picture book that remi