Jake's bragging is really starting to get to his neighbor Tyler. Tyler can't show Jake a basketball move, a school assignment, or a new toy without Jake saying he can do better. Tyler starts to wonder: Is something wrong with him? Is he really such a loser? Is Jake really better than him at everything? Or is Jake the one with the problem? With the help of his uncle Kevin, Tyler begins to understand that Jake's bragging has nothing to do with Tyler's own abilities and that puffing yourself up leaves little room for friends.
WINNER
| 2012 Parents' Choice Approved
Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2011: "...anyone suffering the oxygen-depleting windbaggery of the neighborhood boaster will find solace here."
Jake's bragging is really starting to get to his neighbor Tyler. Tyler can't show Jake a basketball move, a school assignment, or a new toy without Jake saying he can do better. Tyler starts to wonder: Is something wrong with him? Is he really such a loser? Is Jake really better than him at everything? Or is Jake the one with the problem? With the help of his uncle Kevin, Tyler begins to understand that Jake's bragging has nothing to do with Tyler's own abilities and that puffing yourself up leaves little room for friends.
Awards
WINNER
| 2012 Parents' Choice Approved
Praise
Review, Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2011: "...anyone suffering the oxygen-depleting windbaggery of the neighborhood boaster will find solace here."
