Conrad The Courageous Book

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New Children’s Book Series Teaches a Thing or Two about Courage

For kids who love playing Angry Birds, there is something better that will help build their reading skills.

Written by school teacher Megan Lindburg and illustrated by Rachel Chambers, Conrad the Courageous: The Uncommon Cardinal Series (AuthorHouse, 2017) is a delightful children’s story about courage. This full-color picture book makes a great reading material for children starting kindergarten and first grade – kids who are about to take their first step into an awesome world of possibilities and opportunities.

Conrad the Courageous tells the story of the titular character and his struggle with making his first flight. On the day he would take his first flight from the

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