A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.

Mama Nsoso knows her chicks need a warm new house, but each day when they set out to collect sticks and mud she is distracted by good things to eat, while Little Chick stays busy gathering the building materials himself.

"As she tries to give her big, smelly dog Frank a bath, which becomes more impossible by the minute, Betty learns that she can accomplish anything with perseverance, teamwork, and one great idea"--

One thing after another goes wrong on Cat's cat-astrophic day--but with reassuring support from her friends and a paws-itive outlook, she just may be able to keep things in purr-spective.

"Confident Frannie convinces cautious Pepper to give skateboarding a try, but Pepper's attempts are not all smooth sailing. Luckily, she has a supportive and enthusiastic friend to cheer her on and help her realize her potential"--

When a young rabbit quits soccer after a disappointing first game, her family encourages her to keep trying.

Octavia the octopus can shoot every color of ink cloud except the usual purple one. She practices knowing that she needs the purple one to camouflage from predators. Will she be able to shoot her purple cloud when it counts? Includes activities: for creative minds; camouflage and protection; octopus fun facts; octopus ink cloud craft.

Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle--one that feels much bigger than herself. Rosie's beloved Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters--a group of fun-loving gals who built airplanes during World War II--need help inventing something new. And Rosie is just the engineer for the job! After one...

Bear wishes he could fly. Goose is quite sure Bear will never get off the ground. But Fox has a few ideas. Can she teach him how? Both Goose and Fox are in for a big Bear surprise! These three friends reunite in this rollicking story about the rewards of perseverance.

"Even Olympians have to start somewhere. And in this charming illustrated book, Laurie Hernandez tells the story of Zoe, a little girl who dreams of flying--and becoming a gymnast. When Zoe sees a gymnast on TV, she realizes that gymnastics is just like flying. But when she first goes to class and falls off the balance beam, she discovers that following her dreams is harder and scarier than she thought. Through this heartwarming and inspirational...