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Nine-year-old Ben and other members of the Bobcats co-ed soccer team improve their skills and begin to win, especially after Ben learns the importance of concentration from his older brother and finally masters the fake out. Includes tips for soccer players.

Lucy, a young bear, starts her day determined to make a new friend but her enthusiasm leads to all sorts of problems until, just as she is about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her.

This delightful picture book from Ashley Spires, bestselling author of The Most Magnificent Thing, perfectly depicts what children go through when confronted with something difficult. With humor and endearing artwork, Spires sensitively portrays Lou procrastinating, making excuses, imagining alternatives and denying she cares. Ultimately, Lou faces her fear, and although she fails, the effort empowers her, encouraging a growth mindset. All the while,...

Zelda, determined to be the first chicken in space, carries on with her plans to build a spaceship, complete her training, and design experiments, even if her friends do not want to help.

Imaginative middle schooler Jimmy follows his dream to start a unique book company while he is still a child.

Ten-year-old Goose is best at goofing off, but when he decides to become the goalie for their soccer team, his friend Henry sets up a practice schedule and enlists their other friends to help Goose improve his skills.

"Benny the woodpecker makes a brilliant plan to eat a tasty plate of waffles"--

Princess Cupcake Jones loves taking dance classes at Madame's School of Ballet. However, there's one move that Cupcake can't quite do-- an arabesque. While all of her friends are excited about the dance recital, Cupcake is nervous that she won't be able to do it. Follow Princess Cupcake Jones as she learns that with practice and determination there isn't anything she can't do if she puts her mind to it.

This wordless tale depicts a community of pigs that suffer from the heat and go in search of ice despite the odds against them.

Raised by a great-grandmother and a bunch of beauty shop buddies, fourteen-year-old Abbey resolves to overcome her unhappy childhood and disillusionment with the mother who deserted her.