When the other engines refuse, the Little Blue Engine tries to pull a stranded train full of toys and good food over the mountain.

Describes solving a complex problem in terms of rock climbing, which may include false starts, breaking the challenge into smaller parts, and always being thoughtful and persistent.

Tilda withdraws when her world turns upside down, but, after watching a ladybug struggle and then fly free, she decides to move forward and embrace the changes.

Although she is not very big, the Little Blue Engine agrees to try to pull a stranded train full of toys over the mountain.

How will you know what's possible if you don't try? This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts, or worried they weren't good enough. It's a story for those who have experienced the pain of trying something new and not having it turn out as they had hoped. So, in many ways, it is a story for every one of us. Because at some point in our lives, we will all fail. Failure can be disappointing, and even heartbreaking, but...

When Julie gets a school detention for passing a note to Joy, a deaf student who has trouble understanding what their teacher is saying, she decides to run for student body president so she can make changes to the detention system.