Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee — James Howe

Rex is a terrible speller, and she''s afraid she''s going to embarrass herself in front of the whole class at today''s spelling bee. Pinky, on the other hand, is a great speller, and he''s sure he''s going to be champion of the second grade again.
But Pinky isn''t counting on the new kid in class, who''s a great speller, too. And he''s certainly not counting on embarrassing himself in a way so terrible that winning or losing doesn''t even matter. It''s a good thing he can count on Rex to make him feel better on the worst day of his life.