About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is spiraling after a strikeout, a missed goal, or a bad grade and feels like their mistake is the end of the world. Dan Gutman uses the high stakes world of professional baseball to show that even the most talented, famous, and wealthy athletes in history have experienced humiliating public failures. By looking at legendary blunders like Bill Buckner's 1986 World Series error, the book provides a safe, humorous distance for children to process their own feelings of shame and inadequacy. While the book is packed with stats and play-by-play action that will delight sports fans, its true value lies in the message of resilience. It normalizes the 'big mistake' as a part of the human experience and demonstrates that life carries on long after the final whistle. It is an excellent tool for parents of perfectionists or young athletes who struggle with the emotional weight of competition.
