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Author_Deborah Diesen
back to school
bedtime
bedtime stories
brave
bravery
calm
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classroom
confidence
courage
early childhood education
early literacy
empowering
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fear
feelings
making a mistake
marine books
mindfulness
mistakes
ocean books
Perseverance
picture book
pout pout fish
problem solving
problems
read aloud
rhyming picture books
school
sea life
social emotional learning
stress
whale
Worry
worry worry whale
Product details
- ISBN 9780374391539
- Weight: 452g
- Dimensions: 264 x 264mm
- Publication Date: 21 Jul 2025
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Willa is discouraged!
She's learning something new.
She's tried and tried, but no success:
'I don't know what to do!'
She's sure she'll never get it.
'I'm missing what it takes!'
But could it be a good thing
To make thirty-two mistakes?
Swim along with Willa Whale as she explores the experience of trying, practicing, and making mistakes. She might just discover that everyone makes mistakes when they try new things -- even grown-ups and The Pout-Pout Fish! -- and that mistakes are an important part of learning and growing.
More Willa Whale books coming soon!
Deborah Diesen is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish books and the Worry-Worry Whale spinoff series. She has also worked as a bookseller, a bookkeeper, and a reference librarian. She lives in Michigan with her family. deborahdiesen.com
Dan Hanna has more than ten years of experience in the animation industry, and his work has appeared on BBC America and the Cartoon Network. He lives in Camarillo, California. danhanna.com
