Trini is the highest flyer, the strongest gripper, the most spectacular cartwheeler at her after-school club. She easily masters any gymnastic move her teachers show her, and always says, "I can do that." But when she tries to construct buildings out of blocks like her friends do, she discovers that some things don't come as easily for her. Through the encouragement of her friends, Trini learns the value collaboration and trying new things, even when...

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns about the doctor's secret - to give selflessley and in secret - he decides to give it a try. He alienates the doctor's widow, Helen, with whom Bob has now fallen in love....

"Grace loves the sport of hockey. Out on the ice, no one can touch her speed. But she can't shoot, and her frustration tempts her to quit the team. With help from her teammate Myles, Grace strengthens her skills. Then she leans on his encouragement when an injury takes him out of a playoff game and requires Grace to be the team hero"--Title verso page.

A powerful wish allows the horse that Polly and her father draw in the beach sand to come to life and pursue her dream of reaching the stars.

A todo el mundo le encanta la clase de dibujo. A todo el mundo excepto a una tímida niña que se sienta sola y no dibuja nada. Siempre hay una nube sobre su cabeza. Sin embargo, una compañera de clase está decidida a provocarle una sonrisa y así descubren una nueva e imaginativa manera de dibujar con la que todos se lo pasan muy bien. Un álbum de extraordinaria inventiva visual, de llamativos colores y emocionalmente sutil e inteligente que...

Oops! We all make mistakes. This reassuring book shows toddlers that mistakes are okay and helps them build resilience and independence.

Caillou loves ice skating. He wants to play hockey with the big kids. After Daddy takes him to the store to buy equipment, Caillou is finally ready to start playing. But as soon as he enters the rink he realizes that the bigger kids are much more experienced than he is. Caillou can't keep up with them! Daddy explains that if he keeps practicing, he will be just as good as they are when he's older. Caillou goes to Leo's house to practice his hockey...

Two brief stories demonstrate the importance of staying calm and thinking about how to solve the problem when things do not work on the first try.

Grandpa Bruno the Bear tells his two cubby-bear grandchildren about patiently waiting for his beloved Chicago Cubs to win a World Series. The Cubs "never gave up" he told them, and he taught the cubby bears that they shouldn't give up either! Plus Chicago's renowned baseball historian George Castle educates the reader about the Cubs' all-time dates, names, achievements and quotes.

A bear knocks on a door, and a boy tells the bear to go home, but the bear keeps coming back. When the bear finally stops coming back, the boy misses him.