My students have absolutely loved this book. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein is a delightful read. In the story, Beatrice Bottomwell is a girl who hasn't made any mistakes for as long as anyone can remember. And she's kind of famous for her perfection. When she finally makes a mistake, she handles it with humor.
This is a great story to read aloud. The kids in all my K-4th grade classes loved it and stayed engaged from beginning to end. Plus, Beatrice's foibles are a silly example of mistakes -- and excellent fodder for discussion about how to handle our own mistakes. Some mistakes are silly and we can laugh at ourselves when we make those mistakes. Other mistakes are a little more serious, but we can still learn from them. Mistakes that hurt others require us to right our wrongs by genuinely apologizing and fixing or replacing what we messed up. We don't want others to think we are disrespectful or mean and righting wrongs is a way to show we are friendly and trustworthy.
I would highly recommend this book to any classroom teacher, counselor or parent as a great discussion starter in how to handle life's inevitable mistakes.
