The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes

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However, when she trips and almost breaks some eggs at cooking class, she doesn't count that as a mistake because the eggs didn't break, but it's close enough to a mistake that she worries that she will make a proper mistake on her talent night.

At school, Beatrice was on a cooking team with her two best friends, Millie and Sarah. To make their giant rhubarb muffins, they needed four eggs. Beatrice went to the refrigerator and carefully chose the biggest, eggiest eggs she could find. In the future I’ll definitely incorporate these into my SEL lessons. I also think that it fits perfectly into the growth mindset revolution! Some questions that could potentially go with this lesson could be: Let’s think about Beatrice and her brother Carl. What were their differences? What were their similarities? (Potential brainstorming about their character qualities) This girl is simply known as the Girl who never makes mistakes. She juggles for people to watch. She is also famous for never making mistakes. One day, she makes a mistake on stage in her show for everyone to see. It’s a little mistake that causes a big embarrassing outcome. The girl doesn’t know what to do. Then, she begins to laugh. It is wonderful, that laughter. I have found that is how I handle my mistakes now too. I laugh at myself. It is the best way I have found to deal with my feelings, much better than ripping myself to shreds over a mistake. After the mistake, she gets to be much happier. This book will help little perfectionists see that making mistakes is okay, and it can be a lot of fun too!" -- Kids Book Blog

Customer reviews

This book is a gentle chiding of perfectionism. I could totally relate to Beatrice, because I was (and still am, sometimes) much the same way. Beatrice is so careful never to make a mistake that she often ends up missing out; because she's not sure if she'll be able to do something perfectly, she won't even try. this book was not only a great fit for my children to learn from, but me too. Let's face it we all make mistakes and we all need to learn how to deal with that. I make plenty...daily. My kids are young and I want them to learn it's ok." - Giveaway Blogdom