Read Aloud Book List Helping students understand Perfectionism

Read Aloud Book List Helping students understand Perfectionism & Growth Mindset

Nobody’s Perfect By: Ellen Flanagan Burns Sally Sanders is good at everything she does, or so it seems. Secretly she is afraid that if she can't do something well, or be the best, she will feel like a failure. She is scared that she is not good enough. Gradually, through the help of her teachers and mother, Sally learns to have fun and not worry so much about being the best. - Summary from Amazon. com

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes By: Mark Pett & Gary Rubinstein Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-yearold girl who has never (not once!) made a mistake. She never forgets her math homework, she never wears mismatched socks, and she ALWAYS wins the yearly talent show at school. In fact, Beatrice holds the record of perfection in her hometown, where she is known as The Girl Who Never Makes Mistakes. Life for Beatrice is sailing along pretty smoothly until she does the unthinkable–she makes her first mistake. And in a very public way! - Summary from Amazon. com

The Most Magnificent Thing By: Ashley Spires Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, who happens to be a dog. The girl has a wonderful idea. She is going to make the most MAGNIFICENT thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. All she has to do is make it, and she makes things all the time. Easy-peasy!? But making her magnificent thing is anything but easy, and the girl tries and fails, repeatedly. Eventually, the girl gets really, really mad. She is so mad, in fact, that she quits. But after her dog convinces her to take a walk, she comes back to her project with renewed enthusiasm and manages to get it just right. - Summary from Amazon. com

The Dot By: Peter H. Reynolds Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and selfdiscovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us. - Summary from Amazon. com

Ish By: Peter H. Reynolds Drawing is what Ramon does. It¹s what makes him happy. But in one split second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon's older brother, Leon, turns Ramon's carefree sketches into joyless struggles. Luckily for Ramon, though, his little sister, Marisol, sees the world differently. She opens his eyes to something a lot more valuable than getting things just "right. " Combining the spareness of fable with the potency of parable, Peter Reynolds shines a bright beam of light on the need to kindle and tend our creative flames with care. - Summary from Amazon. com

Penelope Perfect By: Shannon Anderson “I’d never been late for anything. I just knew this would be a bad day. ” When Penelope oversleeps, her daily routine gets thrown for a loop. From wearing mismatched socks to receiving her first -ever “B, ” will “Penelope Perfect” survive this imperfect day? This encouraging story told in cheerful rhyme will speak to kids who deal with perfectionism or other forms of anxiety. The book concludes with tips and information to help parents, teachers, counselors, and other adults foster dialogue with children about overcoming perfectionism and coping when things don’t go according to plan. - Summary from Amazon. com

Your Fantastic Elastic Brain By: Jo. Ann Deak, Ph. D. Did you know you can stretch and grow your own brain? Or that making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns? Just like how lifting weights helps your muscles get stronger, trying new things without giving up―like finding the courage to put your face in the water the first time you're at a pool―strengthens your brain. Next time, your brain will remind you that you overcame that fear, and you will be braver! - Summary from Amazon. com

Flight School By: Lita Judge A persevering penguin is determined to fly in this adorably inspiring picture book from the creator of Red Hat and Red Sled. Although little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, his body wasn’t built to soar. But Penguin has an irrepressible spirit, and he adamantly follows his dreams to flip, flap, fly! Even if he needs a little help with the technical parts, this penguin is ready to live on the wind. - Summary from Amazon. com

Emmanuel’s Dream By: Laurie Ann Thompson Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people—but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability. - Summary from Amazon. com

What Do You Do With A Problem? By: Kobi Yamada This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn't so sure what to make of it. The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get. But when the child finally musters up the courage to face it, the problem turns out to be something quite different than it appeared. - Summary from Amazon. com