disappointment

Tells three stories relating disappointments and provides skills for dealing with this emotion.

"When the championship baseball game gets rained out, ballplayer Braden curls up on the couch and cries. Just another one of his overreactions. Braden always lets small disappointments ruin his day, so his mom and teacher give him a lesson on 'flexible thinking.' Will this help Braden feel better when disappointment comes his way?"--Provided by publisher.

Cosmo the frog talks about how his friend Patrick feels disappointed when things do not go his way and what he can do to deal with his feelings.

The book illuminates how each different type of setback carries its own challenges and has the potential to yield its own form of wisdom. Using stories from his own life--including his childhood in apartheid-era South Africa, his years after suffering a violent attack from a stranger, and his career as a psychiatrist--as well as case studies and discussions with well-known figures such as Viktor Frankl and David Lynch, Rosenthal reveals that true innovation, emotional resilience, wisdom, and dignity can only come from confronting and understanding the adversity we have experienced.

Alex has just moved and joined a new soccer team, where she is expected to play a different position; when her error leads to the team's first loss she has to learn to put aside her pride and put the team first.

When the Corner Kids cannot go to the water park because the car breaks down, Alex figures out a way they can have fun in spite of their disappointment.

After Mr. Krab makes Squidward the manager of the Krusty Krab SpongeBob heads to Goofy Goober's Party Boat to drown his sorrows in sundaes. Includes an opportunity to draw SpongeBob.

Katie Duck learns how to manage disappointment when she is cast as a wiggling, crawling caterpillar at the spring dance recital.

Thirteen prominent sports figures, including Martina Navratilova and Magic Johnson, tell of their biggest blunders and heartbreaks and how they managed to recover and go on to greater glory.