Discover Standing Again by Shiza Nizam, a gentle children’s story about what happens after you lose.
Sam is a strong, beautiful racehorse who wins everything. He is admired, famous among the other horses, and completely certain of himself — perhaps a little too certain. Then comes the Big Race, and Sam loses. He cannot believe it. He stops training, stops eating properly, and sits watching the other horses enjoy themselves while he sinks further into himself.
Help arrives from the smallest possible source. An ant points out that ants can lift many times their own weight, yet never use that strength to compete with one another — they use it for the good of the whole community. Sam is still the same remarkable horse, the ant tells him; he has simply let pride take over. Failure is not the end of who you are. It is how anyone learns.
A warm, clearly written story book about resilience, ego and self-worth, ideal for young readers and for parents looking to talk about failure without making it frightening.
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