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When Lizzy Was Afraid of Trying New Things (Fuzzy the Little Sheep) Hardcover – October 15, 2004

by Dr. Inger Maier PhD (Author), Jennifer Candon (Illustrator)

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Lizzy was very shy. She was also afraid to try anything new. She wouldn't even try the fun games that Fuzzy and Buzzy played....

"Come race around the big rock with us," Fuzzy called.

"I can't run fast enough," Lizzy baaah-ed.

"Let's play catch with Bumpy the little goat," Bizzy shouted.

"No, he'll bump me," answered Lizzy.

Lizzy thought to herself, "I might cry, and everyone would look at me.

Lizzy the Sheep is shy and afraid of failing or making mistakes, so she refuses to play and try new things. Her big brother Fuzzy devises a plan whereby she gets to add a new stone to a rock pile every time she tries something new. She starts out small, but eventually tries more and more things as she gets excited by the growing rock pile and realizes how much fun she is having in her play.

Includes a Note to Parents.

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About the Author

Inger Maier, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and author of Ben's Flying Flowers, When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Losing His Mother, When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Big and Loud Things, and When Lizzy Was Afraid of Trying New Things.

Jennifer Candon, EdM, lives in Massachusetts and works for a social policy think tank focused on PreK–12 education and reform. She is the illustrator of When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Losing His Mother, When Fuzzy Was Afraid of Big and Loud Things, and When Lizzy Was Afraid of Trying New Things.