Pipit and the Patient Spring

Pipit is a little wooden toy penguin with a shiny silver spring hidden inside his neck — and when Pipit has to wait, his spring winds tighter... and tighter... and TIGHTER! Winch-winch-winch go his gears, pffffft goes the gear-smoke, and BOING! — a spring shoots straight out of the top of his head!All Pipit wants is to finish his towering block masterpiece. But the tippy-top blue block is stuck fast, his Helper needs one more minute, and waiting feels absolutely impossible.With help from the kind old toymaker, Pipit learns to let the tight air out: smell the sweet cedar wood... and blow away the sawdust. And he discovers a golden-starred Help Card that makes waiting feel safe.A warm, wobbly read-aloud about frustration, patience, and calming big feelings — for every little one learning that waiting is hard, and hard things get easier with a deep breath and a helping hand.