Tilda withdraws when her world turns upside down, but, after watching a ladybug struggle and then fly free, she decides to move forward and embrace the changes.

A young aspiring engineer comes to realize that failure is necessary for success.

Joe came to America from Africa when he was young. He worked hard in school, made friends, and embraced his new home. Like so many immigrants before and after him, Joe succeeded when many thought he would fail. In telling the story of how his father came to America, Doyin Richards tells the story of many immigrants, and opens the experience up to readers of all backgrounds. Here is a moving and empowering story of how many different people, from different...

"A young boy is determined to create the perfect cake, but when his baking doesn't go quite as planned, he learns to embrace the unexpected"--

"Benji loves to fly kites--big kites, small kites, even box-shaped kites. One day he sees a giant orange kite in the toy shop near the beach. Benji wants to buy the kite, but he has already spent all of his allowance, so he earns money helping his mom in her garden. Finally, he has enough to buy the big, beautiful, orange kite. Benji takes it to the beach and lets the string out. The kite reaches for the sky--higher and higher and higher ..."--Jacket....

"Three flightless birds creatively and persistently pursue their dream of flying until, at last, they succeed"--

"Once upon a time, high atop the world, there lived a boy named Billy Hightower and the wind. When a new neighbor appears--a girl in a red hat--Billy Hightower can hardly wait to meet her and introduce himself. But the wind has other ideas"--

When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.

Sixth-grader Jack Mogens loses his nerve after getting hit by a pitch, and has to dig deep within himself to avoid giving up the sport he loves.

Spy Guy's determined to become a good, sneaky spy, but he can't do it without the help of his father, the Chief.