What Will Make Me a Super Hero?

About the Book

This is a short story about a little boy who loves to wear his cape and mask and pretend to be a superhero. He knows he doesn’t have the superpowers of a superhero, but he still wonders how, without these powers, he can become a hero. Can an ordinary boy or girl be a superhero? He tells how he goes about his ordinary day and askes his parents, “What will make me a superhero?” His parents try to make him figure out for himself—that no matter how little the chore is, if someone needs your help, you’re there for them when they are in need. When you help someone, how does this make you feel? How does it make the person in need feel? After some good deeds done, he finally understands that he is a hero just by being himself—a good, helpful, and obedient boy. He’s everyone’s hero. He’s his parents’ superhero.

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