# Shy Charles

**Author:** Rosemary Wells
**Grade range:** Grades K–5
**First published:** 1988
**Page count:** 36
**Genre:** Children's
**ISBN-13:** `9780439139861`
**ISBN-10:** `0439139864`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/shy-charles
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Being painfully timid and shy does not keep a young mouse from rescuing his babysitter in an emergency situation, although after becoming a hero he still says zero.

## Where this book is assigned

### Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1989 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1989 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1989 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1989 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 4th grade — [source: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1989 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award)
- **recommended** · 5th grade — [source: Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners, via Wikipedia — 1989 Winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Globe%E2%80%93Horn_Book_Award)

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