Shyness can keep us from making friends and enjoying different activities. Isabelle is such a girl and she discovers that she is so much more. A little button that she can wear to remind her to be brave from her aunt, she has a new found confidence found in a beautiful button.

By making friends, Isabelle learns what is important.

If you son/daughter is suffering from a lack of confidence, this may be a good resource to have to discuss ways to build confidence. Lack of confidence can bring anxiety and isolation to a child.

A special thank you to Clavis Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Thank you to Clavis Publishing and NetGalley for an ARC of the Proud Button. The Proud Button is a sweet story about a school-aged girl discovering how to feel proud of herself and overcome social anxiety. This is a timely children's book for back to school time, especially for kids that may be going into a classroom or playing with friends for the first time in a while after virtual learning the past year and a half. The illustrations were very vivid and complemented the story perfectly.

A very sweet children's story about overcoming social anxiety and gaining self confidence to put yourself out there and make friends at school. I like that the parents let Isabelle figure it out on her own. The illustrations are nice as well.

Thank you to netgalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

A wonderful and heartwarming story of friendship and self confidence. It follows s girl named Isabelle, a timorous little girl afraid of making friends. Her parents assure her eventually she'll make friends but she is scared of rejection. Isabelle is fond of collecting treasure but longs for friendships.

One day her aunt Nancy sends her a special button and it changes everything. Read how this special button makes Isabelle realise her fear had no actual reasoning.

With vividly colorful illustrations, this book was an absolute delight to read. A very thoughtful message for everyone (including the introverts) to step out of their doubts of making friends. It also teaches the importance of self-confidence and boosting it.

A book with beautiful illustrations, which talks about the importance of friendship, but also about self-confidence.

4 Stars

Isabelle is a shy little girl who’s afraid to talk to her classmates. She’s worried they might say no to her or dislike her. She spends time playing alone and collecting little treasures. When Aunt Nancy sends her a special button for her proud collection, Isabelle calls it the proud button.
Her mother sews it onto her favorite coat, and Isabelle finds that it’s not that hard to talk to others and make friends. She has the best day of her life and realizes that she won’t know what others will say until she asks the question.
The illustrations are really cute and playful. I love the leaves dancing in the wind and the special glitter of the proud button. I do wish the text size was a bit bigger.
To sum up, The Proud Button is a good book to teach kids that it’s okay to take that step and make friends with others.
Thank you, NetGalley and Clavis Publishing, for the ARC.

This was a sweet book with a nice message. I would definitely recommend it for kids who are shy or getting ready to start school. I really enjoyed the illustrations.

Isabelle is me, aged around 8-10.

I wasn't super shy but I had no friends, exactly like Isabelle. It would have been great to have a magic button. Actually, even as adults it is important to remember to be proud of ourselves, to be brave enough to take certain steps in life, towards other people. If you do not ask the question, you have no chance of hearing YES in return. This is a great message of this children's book.

The font size could be slightly bigger, but the illustrations and the overall coloring of the book are stunning!

I am thankful for NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for this Advance Reading Copy.

This is a lovely children’s story about Isabelle who is very shy and frightened of making friends. Her family help her to be brave and she finally gets the courage to make friends. This story would be good for children to read when they starting new school it may help them to try make friends. The illustrations are pretty and the writing style is easy to get into.

This is a thoughtful, uplifting story about gaining the confidence to reach out and make friends. Isabelle struggles with shyness and fear of rejection even though she wants to befriend her classmates and join in the fun. When she receives a special button from a supportive aunt, she uses it as a reminder that the joy of friendship is worth the risk of putting one's self out to try to connect.

I would have liked to see a bit more focus on how Isabelle overcame her timidity outside of relying on the "magical" button, but generally speaking this is a good story for kids to hear and it could inspire some great conversations about confidence, empathy, and the value of friendship.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

Isabelle is nervous if fitting in, and he’s a hard time making friends. Her aunt gives her a special button that she calls her Proud Button that helps her be braver.

Ah what a cute story about being brave! I loved how Isabelle was able to find confidence in herself and find the real treasures in life. Every day when I take my kids to school I tell them to find someone who looks lonely and be a friend to them. Everyone deserves to have a good friend. Friends really are treasure!

Isabelle is a young girl with many treasures, but not so many friends. While she wants to make friends, Isabelle is scared of putting herself out there and not finding the friendship she seeks. Isabelle learns what it means to be proud of something when her aunt sends her a new button to add to her collection of treasures and once she learns what it means to be proud, she takes pride in herself and finds the confidence to make friends. This book shares a great message that will be beneficial when read to any shy or insecure child who wishes to make friends.

I adored the illustration style of this book. They drawings were cute and very colorful, with a lovely color palette. There wasn’t too much text on each page (though I wish the font was a bit larger), which will make it a perfect book for story time.

Thank you to NetGalley & Clavis for the eARC.

Written for a global audience, yet by an American author, this has a clear message that a little bit of private pride and oomph can make any shy young girl a popular friend to many. The illustrator, from the Low Countries, certainly gives the book the feel of Clavis volumes that generated in Benelux, as so many do, but this distinctive look only helps it stand out on the shelf. It's a simple tale, where our heroine gets given a button dug up from a factory's waste spoil (don't ask) that joins her private treasures, and makes her confident enough to engage with classmates for the first time. She and the book are really quite cute – it's a shame the font size didn't match the clarity of the message at times, being rather shy itself and not immediately easy to see.