Three short stories for kids guide young readers to play with good sportsmanship. This is a helpful character education resource, starring children from the MVP Kids - includes Think and Talk About It sections for parents & educators. Winning shouldn't get in the way of being a good sport. Lucas, Miriam, and Frankie learn to show respect to everyone, encourage others, learn from their mistakes, and have fun while playing games with family and friends. -Lucas is playing team building games with his boy scout troop. His group leader Mr. Forrest teaches him how to be a good leader and build up his teammates instead of focusing on winning. -During Fall Break Miriam's family comes to visit. Her aunt teaches her a new game that helps Miriam learn to never give up or quit and that determination can help her accomplish her dreams. -Frankie is playing in a little league baseball game. When a teammate shows poor sportsmanship, Frankie stands up for what is right. This book features a range of children, and diversity is shown in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. About the Help Me Become series The Help Me Become series hardcover and paperback books promote character growth for children ages 4-10. Each book helps kids deal with real-life social situations like bullying and bad sportsmanship while learning to keep promises, be responsible, tell the truth, and more. Each title in the series features three stories starring MVP Kids and includes a Think & Talk About It section to coach parents & educators. About MVP Kids Families with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.