Books that don't
look away

Honest stories for big feelings, brave kids & the grown-ups who love them — plus journals for women who are done pretending.

Free Resources  ·  EYFS & KS1 Aligned

Free Resources for Families & Schools

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Body Safety Pack

5 printable activities on body safety, trusted adults, and consent. Pairs with Mia & Max.

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Big Feelings Jar Pack

4 printable activities to help children name and manage big feelings. Pairs with The Big Feelings Jar.

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Fine — Resource Pack

Activities to support conversations about emotional hiding, for ages 7–10. Pairs with Fine.

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Two streams. One ethos.

Bare, honest, empowering — whether the reader is five or forty-five.

Children's Books · Ages 3–10

The Big Stuff

Picture books & chapter books for big topics

Body safety, emotions, anxiety, bullying, peer pressure — told honestly, without talking down to children or the grown-ups who read with them.


Now available 2 of 19 books

Journals · Women

Brave Work & Bare Truth

Journals for women ready to go deeper

Neurodivergent journals, identity journals, and honest guided reflection for women who are ready to stop skimming the surface.


Now available 3 of 11 journals

Bare, brave,
and independent

Bare & Brave is an independent UK publisher built around one idea: content that respects its reader. No toxic positivity. No talking down. No filler. Just honest books for people who are ready for them.

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19 Children's books
8+ Journals