Sandra Swain – författare

The Badger Brothers constantly bully Willie and make fun of Willie being on the track team. They call him Willie Waddles. Although the coach encourages Willie, Willie doesn't believe he can run fast, that is until Willie's mom tells him a secret. That secret is so powerful that Willie amazes everyone. He amazes himself most of all.

Willie Wombat is in early elementary school and isn't invited to a birthday party. He feels left out and like he is the only one not invited. Then he discovers, one by one, he is not the only one. All of those, who were not invited, all felt alienated and like they were the only ones not invited. So Willie discovers, quite by accident, that a strategy to deal with not being invited, is to find and make more new friends, one at a time.