《Sasha Feels Shy》由Natalia Shaloshvili創作兼繪製，是一部溫柔且富有同理心的繪本，適合小朋友及家長共讀。故事主角Sasha是一隻小狼，被邀請到Leo小老鼠家玩 。Leo很活潑，想法又多，很多事都想做，想開咖啡館、組樂團、甚至飛向月球，但這些對害羞的Sasha來說似乎太多了，讓她只想趕快回家....全書用輕鬆可愛的語調，展現Sasha內心的小劇場，也鼓勵孩子們勇敢面對害羞與不安。最後，Sasha藉由溫柔的引導與理解，逐漸敢於表達自己，並與Leo建立了友誼 。這本書非常適合用來陪伴社交適應期的幼兒，幫助他們認識害羞、學習理解別人的感受、並懂得給予耐心和支持。Sasha wants to join in on a playdate, but her shyness keeps getting in the way. A kindhearted, funny, reassuring story for anyone who needs more time warming up in this socially extroverted world. When Sasha arrives for a playdate at Leo's, she finds him charged up and ready to go. Waving a toy frying pan, he shouts, "I'm Chef Yummy. Step into my caf?" Sasha pictures herself making fluffy pancakes, but her shyness quickly takes over. Leo is full of ideas, bouncing up and down as he invites Sasha to play rock stars or astronauts, but Sasha's reticence wins out every time. She wants to be Leo's friend, and she doesn't want to make him sad, but how can she get past this hurdle? With empathy, humor
