Howard B. Wigglebottom learns a valuable lesson about anger and how to deal with it after being put in time-out during school for reacting negatively after not getting his way.
Howard B. Wigglebottom learns a valuable lesson in bravery after he makes the decision to confide in his teacher about how the Snorton twins have been bullying him.
Howard, feeling as if he is not good at anything, takes his grandfather's advice and does what makes him happy, resulting in him impressing all of his classmates with his dance moves.