Grigor, The Competitive Tyrannosaur Who Roared And Roared

A young tyrannosaur who throws tantrums when his team loses learns a valuable lesson about being a sore sport.In this vibrant story, young readers find out that caring only about winning takes away the fun of the game. Young Grigor the Tyrannosaur is very competitive. He plays a different sport each day of the week and gets angry every time his team doesn't win a game. Grigor soon finds out that no one likes to play with a sore sport. In Grigor, the Competitive Tyrannosaur Who Roared and Roared vibrant and painterly illustrations combined with an engaging rhyming text impart the important social emotional learning lesson of good sportsmanship, self-control, and resilience. Grigor plays all the sports-baseball, basketball, soccer, you name it. His purpose in playing is to win games, no matter what, and he insists on being the best. But whenever things don't go his way on the field or on the court, Grigor throws a tantrum or steals the ball. His emotions get so out of control, he roars at all his teammates and opponents, angry that his team lost.Grigor is always trying to prove what a great athlete he can be. But his teammates tire of Grigor's angry roaring when they lose games. His friends play sports because they enjoy the games, not because they need to win every one. Finally, they just don't want to play with Grigor anymore. They don't like that he is a sore sport all the time and tell him, "You're so worried about winning, it takes away the fun."Grigor realizes that he is always focused on the game score and that doesn't know how to have fun anymore. He doesn't like being angry when he plays and wants to enjoy sports and his friends again. His teammates show him that the best part about playing is to "relax, let loose, and enjoy the sun!"

• | Author: Alanna Wohlrab
• | Publisher: Phil Wohlrab
• | Publication Date: July 12, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 30 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0578947307
• | ISBN-13: 9780578947303