Brave Like Me, by Karen Henrich | Awareness Tour

Brave Like Me Awareness Tour is presented in partnership* with Karen Henrich and The Children’s Book Review.

Venture into the unknown with Karen Henrich’s Brave Like Me, a charming picture book about four friends who find courage through curiosity and friendship.

Told in playful rhyme and filled with gentle suspense, Brave Like Me captures the uncertainty of encountering something unfamiliar and the courage it takes to look a little closer. Karen Henrich’s sweet story celebrates friendship, bravery, and the reassuring discovery that some things aren’t nearly as scary as they first appear.

“An adorable story that’s a perfect fit for any family bookshelf, making it easy to talk to kids about the power of unity.”

—Readers’ Favorite 5-Star Review

Follow along with the virtual book tour and enter below for a chance to win a hardcover copy of Brave Like Me, perfect for little readers who love a not-so-scary surprise!

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About the Book

Brave Like Me

Written by Karen Henrich

Illustrated by Jordan Foster

Ages: 4-8 | 38 Pages

Publisher: Mascot Kids (2026) | ISBN-13: 979-8891388895

Publisher’s Book Summary: When a mysterious figure appears, Benny Bear, Remy Raccoon, Ruby Rabbit, and Mabel Mouse are filled with questions—and a little fear. One by one, they venture into the cold to investigate. But the more they look, the more the mystery seems to change . . .

With courage, curiosity, and a lot of heart, these four friends discover that sometimes the unknown isn’t so scary after all—especially when you face it together.

This delightful rhyming tale celebrates friendship, bravery, and the magic of seeing things clearly—with just a little help from the morning sun.

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About the Author

When Karen Henrich isn’t wandering through the woods with Benny, Remy, Ruby, and Mabel—at least in her imagination—you’ll often find her behind a camera, photographing some incredibly brave children and their families in California children’s hospitals.

Karen lives in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Scott. When they’re not working, they love packing up their bulldog Mabel (and now you know where one of the character names came from!) and heading out on road-trip adventures in their Airstream, which they named Fiddlesticks. Along the way, they cook (well, Scott cooks—Karen is much better at watching), hike, explore, and spend lots of nights laughing around the campfire.

Karen is also the very proud mom of two grown sons, who somehow managed to find two pretty wonderful wives.

She loves stories, photographs, adventures, family, and finding a little magic in unexpected places—which may explain how four woodland friends ended up taking her on an adventure of their own.

And she’s so happy they did.

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About the Illustrator

When Jordan Foster isn’t bringing Benny, Remy, Ruby, and Mabel to life on the page, she’s usually creating something else. She’s loved drawing for as long as she can remember—filling notebooks with doodles and sketches, usually with her beloved pink Nintendo DS somewhere nearby.

By day, Jordan is a graphic designer at Warner Bros. Discovery. When she’s not designing, she loves running along the Santa Monica coast, crafting with her book club, dancing at concerts, and going to the movies with popcorn in hand—extra butter, of course.

Brave Like Me is her first children’s book, and she’s so happy her creative adventures led her into the woods with Benny, Remy, Ruby, and Mabel.

Learn more about the book at https://bravelikemebook.com.

Thanks for following along with us on Karen Henrich’s Brave Like Me awareness tour!