Written by Bea Birdsong and illustrated by Nidhi Chanani, I Will Be Fierce is a powerful picture book about courage, confidence, kindness, and finding the extraordinary in everyday moments. Today, I will be fierce It's a brand new day, and a young girl decides to take on the world like a brave explorer heading off on an epic fairytale quest. From home to school, and back again, our hero conquers the Mountain of Knowledge the library , forges new bridges friendships , and leads the victorious charge home on her steed the school bus .