Sam likes to play games but he hates to lose.  His temper often gets the best of him when he does not win.  To avoid losing a soccer game, he decides not to play and goes to Grandma’s house.  When she asks him how he can win if he doesn’t play, he does not have an answer.  She tells him playing a game also means being with friends and having fun.  Sam decides he misses his friends and soccer and arrives in time to play.  This is a good message to children that playing does not mean winning – as well as supporting your team.  This is a colorful book.  Large, black text is on a brightly colored pages next to oil illustrations of Sam and his family and friends.