The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes

Name: The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Deborah Diesen
ISBN: 9781250395467

Author: Deborah Diesen

Series: Worry-Worry Whale Adventure

Narrator: Fred Berman

Unabridged: 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Young Listeners

Published: 06/10/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's Social Themes, School

Synopsis

Turn everyday worries into confidence! First introduced in The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale, Willa Whale is the star of her own spin-off series, inspired by the New York Times–bestselling Pout-Pout Fish books from Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna. The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!

Willa is discouraged!
She’s learning something new.
She’s tried and tried, but no success:
“I don’t know what to do!”

She’s sure she'll never get it.
“I’m missing what it takes!”
But could it be a good thing
To make thirty-two mistakes?

Swim along with Willa Whale as she explores the experience of trying, practicing, and making mistakes. She might just discover that everyone makes mistakes when they try new things—even grown-ups and The Pout-Pout Fish!—and that mistakes are an important part of learning and growing.

Don’t miss the other books featuring Willa Whale!:
- The Pout-Pout Fish and the Worry-Worry Whale
- The Worry-Worry Whale and the Classroom Jitters

A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

About Deborah Diesen

Deborah Diesen is the author of the New York Times bestselling Pout-Pout Fish books and the Worry-Worry Whale spinoff series. She has also worked as a bookseller, a bookkeeper, and a reference librarian. She lives in Michigan with her family.

About Dan Hanna

Dan Hanna has over ten years’ experience in the animation industry, and his work has appeared on BBC America and the Cartoon Network. He lives in Camarillo, California.

About Fred Berman

Fred Berman is a five-time winner of the AudioFile Earphone Award for Audiobook Narration and the recipient of the 2013 Audie Award for narration in Spy the Lie. He has read a number of audiobooks for young listeners, including Judy Blume’s Soupy Saturdays with The Pain & The Great One and Andrew Clements’s The Last Holiday Concert. He has also narrated the audiobooks for Robert Kirkman’s popular series, The Walking Dead.Berman is an accomplished actor of both the stage and screen as well, performing on Broadway as Timon in The Lion King and off-Broadway in Hamlet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. On television, Berman has had roles on NBC’s hit series Smash as well as All My Children and Law and Order. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debra on June 19, 2025

The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes Deborah Diesen, Dan Hanna This is a children’s book with a delightful message. No one is perfect and no matter how hard we try we will make mistakes. Many children feel anxiety when they make mistakes. The Worry-Worry Whale Made 32 Mistakes demonstrates that mist......more

Goodreads review by Ashli on May 25, 2025

"It’s OK to Make Mistakes!" – A Must-Listen for Young Learners Listened to this with my 2nd grader, and when it finished, she looked at me and said, “It’s okay to make mistakes.” What more could I ask for? This story delivers a powerful and age-appropriate message about resilience, learning, and self......more

Goodreads review by Erin on June 05, 2025

Willa the whale is discouraged because she cannot swim backwards and has made thirty two mistakes trying to do so. But as she swims towards home she passes several friends who are also making mistakes, some even more than she. As Willa swims along she realizes that mistakes are what learning how to......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlyn on May 25, 2025

Thank you NetGalley for an audio ARC. This is such a great book! I love that it glorifies making mistakes when learning. This is super helpful for children who are perfectionists or have trouble continuing to try new things if they aren't good at them the first time. This is a great resource that I w......more

Goodreads review by Taylor on June 02, 2025

The cutest story that really shows it’s okay to make mistakes! My kids and I both enjoyed this one! It’s such a simple lesson but one that’s so important for kids. Done so well! The narrator did a great job too. We are Pout Pout Fish fans, but will absolutely be adding the Worry Worry Whale to our l......more