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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake...
Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-old 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...more
Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-old 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...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
November 4th 2011
by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
(first published October 1st 2011)
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Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake.
Being well known in her town for never making a mistake – she always remembers to take care of other and to make sure that everything is just right, is just a way of life for her. Tonight’s talent show is no different, she is not concerned, she has won three years in a row.
Easy Peasy – that is until that fateful day when things just started to be a little off. One slip in the kitchen almost did her in, but she is not like her brother Carl...more
Being well known in her town for never making a mistake – she always remembers to take care of other and to make sure that everything is just right, is just a way of life for her. Tonight’s talent show is no different, she is not concerned, she has won three years in a row.
Easy Peasy – that is until that fateful day when things just started to be a little off. One slip in the kitchen almost did her in, but she is not like her brother Carl...more
There's a lot of pressure in being perfect, and Beatrice Bottomwell's days are filled with perfection. In fact, she never makes a mistake--until one day when she slips while cooking and almost drops the eggs she is carrying. After that, her confidence is shattered, and she is afraid to take any risks. When she finally does make a big mistake, mistaking the pepper shaker for the salt shaker while juggling her hamster and a water balloon, the result is a disaster. But it's also quite humorous. Fre...more
3.5 stars Although the pictures were not my favorite, I appreciated the message this book offered. Beatrice never makes mistakes. Never. In fact, people in town begin to refer to her as "the girl who never makes mistakes". And then one day, she does. Make a mistake, that is. And laughs about it and learns that we all make mistakes and that trying too hard to be perfect can make you scared to try new things. My 7 yo daughter and I read this together and it was great because she needed to hear thi...more
Theme: It's OK to make mistakes, how we learn and grow
Do you really think that is possible? Do you try to be a perfectionist? What does it feel like to make a mistake? - Questions that ran through my mind when I looked at the cover of this book.
I loved the story and the message. It is a simple story of a girl who wasn't know by name but by her perfection. She did everything right and the pressure that she placed on herself to continue that perfection. When she does make a mistake her reaction t...more
Do you really think that is possible? Do you try to be a perfectionist? What does it feel like to make a mistake? - Questions that ran through my mind when I looked at the cover of this book.
I loved the story and the message. It is a simple story of a girl who wasn't know by name but by her perfection. She did everything right and the pressure that she placed on herself to continue that perfection. When she does make a mistake her reaction t...more
What would it be like to be perfect everyday of your life? Beatrice Bottomwell knows exactly what it’s like and loves every minute of it. That is, until one day during class when she almost makes her first mistake. Having never thought about the possibility of making a mistake before she now lives in constant fear that her world is about to change for the worse. What happens when her fears come to fruition? Will she still be the carefree girl she’s always been and will she ever be happy again?
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I do wish that this story wasn’t quite so obviously didactic, but I really enjoyed it anyway.
There are things that I should have found objectionable: the eggs and the hamster’s part in the act are examples.
But I found this book so utterly charming, from the first page when the reader is introduced to Beatrice Bottomwell (what a great name!) and her routine, all the way to the end. It was so obvious what was coming, but it was done in a cleverer way than I’d anticipated. (view spoiler)...more
There are things that I should have found objectionable: the eggs and the hamster’s part in the act are examples.
But I found this book so utterly charming, from the first page when the reader is introduced to Beatrice Bottomwell (what a great name!) and her routine, all the way to the end. It was so obvious what was coming, but it was done in a cleverer way than I’d anticipated. (view spoiler)...more
A fun book with good pacing and rhythm along with engaging pictures. Teaches a good lesson in a fun way - even those who seem too perfect to make mistakes can worry about making mistakes, do things anyway, make mistakes - even big ones - and it's not the end of the world. Definitely recommend for children worried about trying new things, or worried about how their abilities might compare to others. Recommend for all kids who just enjoy a funny story with a big sneeze in it too!
Beatrice has never made a mistake, and she's famous for it in her town. Her little brother makes mistakes all the time, but Beatrice has never had one tiny slip up. A near mistake makes her nervous and unsettled, and then we see what happens when she finally makes her first mistake.
This is a cute story to help kids understand that it's okay to make mistakes and that we don't have to be perfect all the time. Great book for little perfectionists to read.
This is a cute story to help kids understand that it's okay to make mistakes and that we don't have to be perfect all the time. Great book for little perfectionists to read.
Beatrice is a perfectionist who absolutely never makes mistakes. But no one is perfect, right? So, inevitably, things fall apart for Beatrice one day. Instead of choosing to cry when her first, big (and not so very important) mistake occurs, Beatrice laughs. And from that point on she is able to see the joy in making a mess sometimes. This is a cute, funny story ideal for kids who put too much pressure on themselves to be perfect.
overall message is some of us put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be perfect and that can add stress to our lives (a lesson I've seen with some of my students) but when something 'catastrophic' happens to just "laugh it off" which I am not sure is always the best answer. I think it can provide a good start to the talk of mistakes are ok, but is not the end all. Further discussion would be needed.
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A very funny book that teaches that everyone makes mistakes and that's ok to make them. I found the concept of a girl who had never made a mistake make one a very interesting one, because when we are little we want to be perfect, and sometimes even after we grow up we still do. This book it's a memo telling us that it's ok to fail because everyone makes mistakes.
A very good children book.
A very funny book that teaches that everyone makes mistakes and that's ok to make them. I found the concept of a girl who had never made a mistake make one a very interesting one, because when we are little we want to be perfect, and sometimes even after we grow up we still do. This book it's a memo telling us that it's ok to fail because everyone makes mistakes.
A very good children book.
Some students struggle with this concept of "perfection". Beatrice was the girl who never made a mistake. She was the definition of perfection. But she did not live her life. She lived her life worrying about messing up. While trying your best is important, this book shows children that it is just fine to not be perfect and to mess up every now and then.
Kyle and I picked out this book for my little niece, Juliette, who is 1 1/2 now and just starting to go to day care and school. We loved the message of this book -- that there's nothing you can do to be perfect and do everything right, and that when you mess up, laugh at it, create something you didn't expect, and the world will be a better place for it.
One of the main lessons I want my students to walk away with at the end of the year is to realize everyone makes mistakes, but it's important to learn from them and to take risks when learning. I love this book to introduce and reinforce that idea! A great addition to my library.
Beatrice Bottomwell, the girl who never made mistakes.
All the locals are paying attention to this girl, whether she makes mistakes
One day at school, Beatrice almost made her first mistake!!
Since then she felt something weird and now what..
All the locals are paying attention to this girl, whether she makes mistakes
One day at school, Beatrice almost made her first mistake!!
Since then she felt something weird and now what..
A-dorable! Loved the illustrations and the message. This is for the child who has to have everything perfect (and I had one or two of those children). The message is that life is more fun when there is some spontaneity and mistakes along the way.
I read this book with a young Library Patron, who didn't like it near as much as I did. Good illustrations and a nice moral.
Recommend for storytimes, over-achieving children and their parents.
Recommend for storytimes, over-achieving children and their parents.
We bought this for my niece and recorded us reading it on cd for her. A good little book with a good little message: don't worry about being perfect. Just be the kind of person who likes to laugh.
Great book that helps kids (and adults) who are perfectionists learn that it is ok to make and learn from mistakes. Blogged about it on Tuesday Tales http://bit.ly/qErVIF
This little picture book is PERFECT for my little girl who is petrified of making mistakes. It allowed us to talk about how many things (including a lot of fun) she is missing out on because she's worried people will laugh at her. GREAT book!
Great to nudge perfectionists into risking/trying something that might result in a performance less than they have come to expect of themselves.
A little girl who never makes mistakes and is thought to be "perfect" makes her first mistakes and has to learn how to deal with it.
A cute children's book relating it's ok to make mistakes. A quick four minute read. Rubinstein's son co-created this book.
Bibliotherapy for perfectionists. I liked it overall tho the ending/result of "failing" isn't probably realistic.
Great read-aloud for kids about it being okay to make mistakes. Sometimes it is freeing!
This should help L learn that mistakes are GOOD and necessary...
This is a great story for kids. Fun to read with a great ending.
A perfect book for my group of perfectionists.
meh. that's the only thing it warrants me saying
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