Jabari Tries
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · October 21, 2025
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- Who it’s for
- A backyard flying machine turns frustration into a small, family-shaped lesson in perseverance.
- Themes
- Perseverance, Flexibility and accepting help, Inventive problem-solving
- Genres
- Inventions & Inventors, Big Feelings, Sibling Stories
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“Jabari’s emotional ups and downs will be familiar to young children, and his hard-won success feels triumphant. Jabari succeeds, and so does this book.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! “It’ll be easy. I don’t need any help,” he declares. But it doesn’t work! Jabari is frustrated. Good thing Dad is there for a pep talk and his little sister, Nika, is there to assist, fairy wings and all.
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With the endearing father-child dynamic of Jabari Jumps and engaging mixed-media illustrations, Gaia Cornwall’s tale shows that through perseverance and flexibility, an inventive thought can become a brilliant reality.
Trying Another Way
A backyard flying machine turns frustration into a small, family-shaped lesson in perseverance.
Come here for
- A young inventor facing a stubborn first try
- Dad’s pep talk and Nika’s fairy-winged assistance
Expect
- Warm family support alongside real frustration
- Mixed-media illustrations and a story about flexible thinking
Where it sits
| Inventions & Inventors | 49% |
|---|---|
| Sibling Stories | 42% |
| Big Feelings | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Sibling Stories
- Inventions & Inventors
- Big Feelings
- Authors
- Gaia Cornwall
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- October 21, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Perseverance · Flexibility and accepting help · Inventive problem-solving
- Reading lane
- Sibling Stories