Akron Public Library

This book explains the virtue of determination and describes ways to show it in the home, school, and community.

Hugh, a poor but clever orphan, sets out to seek his fortune in the city but first he must find a way to pay the toll-taker at the bridge.

"Claire can't wait to get out on the ice and skate, skate, skate! She's going to jump, leap, and twirl! Just you wait--pretty soon she'll be on TV and dazzling audiences everywhere. But when Claire and her mom arrive at the Ice Center for Claire's very first skating lesson, it's not everything Claire was dreaming it would be...In this humorous tale of expectation meets reality, Claire discovers beautiful performances require lots of skill, and it's...

When the mouse friends encounter difficulties in making a surprise birthday cake for Nana, they consider giving up until Nana offers some good advice.

"Angelina and her cousin Henry are paired to dance together at Chipping Cheddar's Summer Festival. At first their dance is a mess, but after a lot of practice and patience, they learn to make their dance perfect (or close enough)!" --

"Gabe Santiago is a back-up running back. He rarely gets on the field because he's one of the smaller players. On the day that he loses his lucky football gloves, the team's starting running back, Ben Mason, gets hurt. To replace his gloves, Gabe visits Sal's Used Sporting Goods, and he learns all about Darren Sproles, a running back who proved that size doesn't always matter on the gridiron. Now Gabe needs to get his game on as he is thrust into...

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.

How will you know what's possible if you don't try? This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts, or worried they weren't good enough. It's a story for those who have experienced the pain of trying something new and not having it turn out as they had hoped. So, in many ways, it is a story for every one of us. Because at some point in our lives, we will all fail. Failure can be disappointing, and even heartbreaking, but...

Retells the tale of the little boy whose resourcefulness and courage saved his country from being destroyed by the ocean.