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

A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself.

D.W., a young aardvark, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.

As little Daisy Rabbit struggles to learn how to hop, her mother points out other baby animals having trouble with their lessons until Daisy realizes that everyone needs practice when trying something new.

Daniel, Prince Wednesday, and Miss Elaina are playing at the park with Prince Tuesday. The group decides to play a game of animal ball, but Daniel can't seem to catch the ball. With some encouragement from Prince Tuesday, Daniel discovers that if he keeps trying, he will get better.

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

Life is a rough ride for awkward, friendless, 15-year-old Moondance. But when a Pinto pony named Checkers leaps into her life, Moondance pursues a dream she never knew she had. Convinced that Checkers has champion potential, she enters him in the Bow Valley Classic, and in the process learns only perseverance lands you in the winner's circle. Inspired by a true story.

It's hard to try new things -- for adults as well as children. It's hard to stick with it when something is more difficult that we thought, or doesn't work out the way we planned. In simple words and realistic illustrations, this book teaches children about flexibility and perseverance -- skills essential to success in all areas of life, at all ages and stages. Made to be read aloud, this book also includes a special section for adults, with discussion...

An extremely confused and frightened butterfly turns to a whale for guidance on how to reach the flowers--and encouragement as the whale advises him to never give up on his migration.

Luke is not very good at baseball, but his grandmother and sports star Jackie Robinson encourage him to keep trying.