It's OK to Make Mistakes

By Author / Illustrator

AnneliesDraws

Genre

Personal Growth

Age range(s)

Publisher

Wide Eyed Editions

ISBN

9780711251984

Format

Hardback

Published

01-06-2021

Synopsis

What happens when we make a mistake? As Little Brown Bear knows, making a mistake isn't something to be ashamed of, it's something to celebrate, because mistakes show that we are learning and growing. Unlock the power of self-belief with these universal words of wisdom, from popular instagram artist AnneliesDraws.

Simple, poignant messages about being brave and trying your best are illustrated with AnneliesDraws' adorable, on-trend vintage-style artwork. The inspirational words remind young ones and the young at heart important truths about always learning, growing, and feeling confident in our own abilities.

Little Brown Bear tries new things, keeps going even when he finds a puzzle tricky and always knows that mistakes are great - because they are how you learn. We can all be more like Little Brown Bear!

A sweetly illustrated messages about perseverance and resilience.

Reviews

This series of books is designed to remind younger readers that it's okay not to be okay. Entitled It's OK to Need a Friend and It's OK to Make Mistakes, they are a basic introduction to developing resilience skills.

The main character is a friendly brown bear who gets help from all his woodland friends when he needs it. The style of illustration and text is reminiscent of the Miffy books, in that the story is told in short, simple sentences and the pictures feel very Scandinavian.

These are ideal for bringing out to read when there has been an upset about getting something wrong or a falling out with friends, as they gently remind children that these experiences are all part of growing up and can easily be fixed. As the books themselves are physically quite small, they are probably best used one to one, rather than sharing with a group or class.