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Everybody Has A Fear

By Koleka Putuma

A beautifully illustrated and thought-provoking picture book that looks at the relationship children have with fear.

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Children's fiction
Published: 11/09/2025
ISBN number: 9781800784123
Price: £14.99
Length: 48 pages
Edition: Hardback
Genre: Picture Book

Everybody Has A Fear

By Koleka Putuma

Buy this title

Hardback

Details

Children's fiction
Published: 11/09/2025
ISBN number: 9781800784123
Price: £14.99
Length: 48 pages
Edition: Hardback
Genre: Picture Book

A beautifully illustrated and thought-provoking picture book that looks at the relationship children have with fear.

Everybody has a fear, but with a little bit of bravery, fear can disappear… and become an adventure.

A fear can be BIG or small, loud or quiet, far away or too near. This lyrical picture book explores the relationship we have with fear and how, with a little bit of bravery, we can all find the courage to overcome our fears.

Written in lyrical verse by award-winning writer and poet Koleka Putuma, the story follows the children from the town of Possibility as they journey through their fears and find the bravery to face them. With striking artwork by Amanda Mijangos, this beautiful and empowering picture book celebrates the bravery and courage within all of us.

The perfect gift for fans of Maya Angelou’s inspiring poem Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.

Authors

Koleka Putuma

Koleka Putuma is a South African multi-award-winning theatre practitioner, writer and poet. She is also the founder and director of Manyano Media, a multidisciplinary creative company that empowers and produces stories by black queer women. Her bestselling debut poetry collection Collective Amnesia received the 2018 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry, was named 2017 book of the year by the City Press and one of the best books of 2017 by The Sunday Times and Quartz Africa. Her work tackles themes such as sexuality, gender, race and politics. In 2022, Putuma was awarded the Standard Bank Young Artist Award – a first-time award for poetry. She lives in Cape Town.