Meet Coach Ben - Digital Download
In this Kirkus-starred picture book by educator and school counselor Munib Rezaie, PhD, a young boy named Lucas visits his cousin Hasan’s school—and discovers that real strength doesn’t mean holding everything in.
At first, Lucas is skeptical of how much Hasan idolizes his P.E. teacher, Coach Ben. He imagines someone more like Heronite, a powerful but emotionless video game character. But when Coach Ben leads the class, Lucas asks a surprising question: “Do you ever cry?” Coach Ben’s answer changes everything:
“Tears mean your heart is strong enough to get full in the first place.”
Told in a comic-style layout with speech and thought bubbles, Meet Coach Ben invites children into a conversation about feelings, masculinity, and emotional resilience—without ever talking down to them. Meet Coach Ben also includes a page of practical strategies for parents and caregivers to more successfully navigate children's emotions.
This is a PDF download.
💡 Perfect For:
- Kids ages 3–10
- Parents, educators, and school counselors
- Social-emotional learning (SEL) programs
- Boys learning to navigate big emotions
- Conversations around strength, crying, and what it really means to be brave
