George helps his best friend Abigail practice for the city spelling bee, then cheers her up when she makes a mistake.

As the annual school spelling bee nears its finish, two students compete with equal success until the principal breaks the tie with an unusual word.

Mizz Lizzie is the busiest bee in town, and she is determined to win the school spelling contest--but after studying all night she falls asleep during the contest, and when she finally wakes up she realizes that she has to learn to stop and smell the flowers.

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.

Simon Ellis and the rest of the third grade Franklin School Friends participate in a spelling bee where Simon's competitive spirit takes over until he realizes that sometimes the best way to win is to take a chance and let other people shine.

A young boy bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish.