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Every student, teacher, and perfectionist needs to read this book about learning and growing from your mistakes! The perfect introduction to growth mindset, The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes is:

A growth mindset book for kids
A teacher must-have for classrooms
An educational book for ages 4-8 (and for everyone…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is such a fun read and highlights the power of learning from mistakes—even for adults!

The story follows a girl who is famous for never making mistakes. But when she finally makes one big mistake, her reaction becomes the best part of the story—she laughs.

This moment teaches an important lesson: everyone makes mistakes, and mistakes are part of learning and growing. The book encourages children to let go of perfectionism and embrace trial and error as a natural part of trying new things.

I like this book because it has humor, a lesson learned, and (spoiler alert) a happy ending.

The main character, Beatrice, is very serious about being perfect. In fact, she prides herself on being a perfectionist. She seems perfect in practically every way until one day when she enters a talent show. One can only imagine all the worries or fear that come to mind when about to perform in front of an audience.

That’s why I enjoyed this book, because many probably have the same worries or fear like Beatrice – what happens when I mess up? Beatrice’s fear…

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