Nico is disappointed when he does not get to be the shortstop on his baseball team--will he learn in time that all positions on a team are important?

"April and Mae are best friends (and so are their pets). When Mae misses a soccer goal, April helps her realize that the fun is in playing, not winning"--

Pigeon is an unflinching and hilarious look at a child's potential for mischief. In a plain palette, with childishly elemental line drawings, Willems has captured the essence of unreasonableness in the very young.

Disappointed at first by not being large enough to make quarterback, Boots discovers that there is as much challenge in playing tackle.

"Al salir de clase están todos muy alborotados. Es la fiesta de cumpleaños de un compañero, pero alguien no está invitado..." - Back cover The children leaving the school are all very excited. There is a birthday party, but someone is not invited. What will happen when the enormous whale with the tiny hat appears?

As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself. "Norman, el pececito dorado, no era precisamente lo que este niño esperaba. Él quería una mascota diferente, una que pudiera correr y jugar, trepar a los árboles y correr detrás de cosas divertidas; una mascota suave y peluda que pudiera dormir junto a él en su cama. No a Norman. Pero cuando decide cambiarlo por otra mejor,...

When Brother Bear tries out for the basketball team and Sister Bear tries out for the school musical, they are both surprised by the outcome which teaches them about God's plan and love for them.

When Brother Bear tries out for the basketball team and Sister Bear tries out for the school musical, they are both surprised by the outcome which teaches them about God's plan and love for them.

Feeling disappointed is your brain realising how things really are ... not how you wish they were. Talking about feelings teaches children that it is normal to feel sad, or angry, or scared at times. With greater tolerance of painful feelings, children become free to enjoy their world, to feel secure in their abilities, and to be happy.

"Karen doit porter des lunettes! Elle n'en a vraiment pas envie... surtout que ce sera bientôt le jour de la photo d'école. Mais après avoir choisi une jolie monture rose, elle trouve qu'elle a l'air très mature. Sauf que Ricky se moque d'elle et la traite de tous les noms. Si elle porte ses lunettes pour la photo de classe, Ricky continuera de l'insulter. Si elle ne les porte pas, elle aura l'impression de ne pas être elle-même. Lunettes ou...