You all know how much we love to read around our house. Teaching life lessons through cute characters and relatable story lines, is the best! I love having a chance to sit with little ones and learn big lessons in such simple ways. One lesson that I want my children to understand deeply is the value of making mistakes. It’s okay to make mistakes and beautiful things can come from learning and growing. These kids’ books about making mistakes are some favorites.
8 Books that Teach Kids to Learn from Mistakes
- Beautiful Oops! Shares such creative ways to show that it’s OK to make a mistake. A mistake is an adventure in creativity, and an opportunity to make discoveries. You can find it anywhere that books are sold.
- It’s Ok to Make Mistakes Reminds kids to embrace differences, to be thankful, to love one another, and to learn from mistakes.
- Giraffes Can’t Dance A touching story about a giraffe, who wants to dance, but feels inhibited by who he is; eventually, he finds his own tune and blows everyone away with his ability to dance. Such a sweet reminder to overcome mistakes and continue to dream for greatness.
- Amelia Bedelia Each of these books follows a play on words and how things can be misinterpreted. Instead of feeling defeated, Amelia Bedelia, always turns her mistakes into something positive and happy.
- Yasmin the Fashionista Yasmin, a Pakistani American character, does a glamorous fashion show, using her Mama’s traditional clothing. She rips the beautiful material and problem solves to fix her mistake.
- Eraser As an eraser, the main character is tired of always cleaning up others’ mistakes. Such a good narrative about figuring out who you are, finding happiness, and the importance of second, third, and even fourth chances.
- Pete the Cat’s Groovy Bake Sale Pete is supposed to make something for his school’s bake sale. He keeps making different treats, but messes them up. Then he uses his mistakes and gets creative.
- Should I Share My Ice Cream? (An Elephant and Piggie Book) Elephant worries about whether or not to share his ice cream with his best friend, Piggie. He debates about it for so long his ice cream melts off the cone. Thankfully, his mistake doesn’t ruin the day.
Learning from Mistakes an Important Life Lesson
Each of these books, give simple and straightforward examples of how to overcome mistakes and weaknesses. I want my children to know that they can do anything, and when they mess up, they can always get up and be even better. Books are such a good way to teach little ones it’s OK to learn and grow every day; in fact, that’s the best way for them to reach their dreams.
Other Children’s Books We Love
I’ve shared about several other kids’ books and I’ll link those lists here. Here’s a list of children’s books about choices and consequences. I also shared 20 of our favorite books with diverse characters. Another one of 10 books about gratitude.
Hopefully, you’ll get a chance to enjoy some of these amazing books with your little ones. I would love to hear your favorites, as well. There are so many amazing children’s books, and we’re always excited to discover new gems. As always, thank you for following along, and I hope you’ll enjoy these recommendations!
Sincerely,
