Description This book delivers a simple but meaningful message to children who are anxiously hoping to come in first place: "Do what you do best." There's no need to feel upset about not being able to match someone else's natural talent. And it doesn't forget to add, "Everyone has at least one thing they're better at than others — so you definitely have something too." Rather than simply repeating the common (if important) lesson that hard work always pays off, this book encourages children to first look inward and recognize their own unique gifts. Does that mean we should just give up on the things we're not good at? Not at all — this book also gently reassures readers that trying hard and daring to dream big is a wonderful thing in itself. Along the way, it's filled with funny, whimsical scenes only possible at a sports day for tiny creatures like insects — from an all-out 100-centimeter dash to a hilarious struggle to lift an acorn during the "Strongest Bug Contest." Every adorable character is drawn in soft, charming colors, each one bursting with personality. Today is the day of the fun sports day! Bbodong wakes up with his heart racing with excitement — today is the long-awaited sports day. At the sports day held in Grass Flower Village, all kinds of insects, their larvae, earthworms, snails, and other small creatures gather to compete. Bbodong has been training hard for this event, and his goal, of course, is the gold medal! "Which event will I win?" "I don't know which one yet, but I must be the best at something!" But despite Bbodong's confident dreams, the gold medal keeps going to other competitors. The grasshopper wins the long jump, the water strider wins pond skating, the tiger beetle wins the 100-centimeter dash, and the rhinoceros beetle wins the "Strongest Bug Contest." Each winner comforts Bbodong the same way: "I only won because it's the thing I'm best at." The grasshopper says, "Everyone has one thing they're good at" — but does Bbodong really have something he's best at? Thinking this might be his last chance, Bbodong enters the "Who's the Loudest?" contest — but the gold medal goes to the cicada instead. Feeling gloomy, convinced he has no talent at all, Bbodong plops down and begins nibbling on a twig lying in front of him, munching away eagerly to comfort his tired body and heart. Just then, a booming voice announces, "The winner of the 'Fastest Twig Eating' contest is... Bbodong!" The sports day wasn't over after all! Bbodong finally gets to wear the gold medal he had dreamed of. It turns out that eating was the thing Bbodong was best at all along. And somehow, it seems like all his friends had already guessed he would win. Why is that? Everyone has something they're good at. After confidently entering the long jump — the very first event of the sports day — only to be disappointed, Bbodong hears the winning grasshopper say, "Don't be discouraged. I'm a grasshopper — jumping is just what grasshoppers do best. Everyone has at least one thing they're good at." In the events that follow, other competitors win too, but none of them boast or act proud — they simply admit they won at something they were naturally suited for. So then, what could Bbodong possibly win a gold medal for? This book delivers a simple but meaningful message to children who are anxiously hoping to come in first place: "Do what you do best." There's no need to feel upset about not being able to match someone else's natural talent. And it doesn't forget to add, "Everyone has at least one thing they're better at than others — so you definitely have something too." Rather than simply repeating the common (if important) lesson that hard work always pays off, this book encourages children to first look inward and recognize their own unique gifts. Does that mean we should just give up on the things we're not good at?