Here comes Magic Mistakes - a new picture book due for release in
May 2020 with Australian author Belinda Blecher, a child & adolescent
psychologist and publisher David Reiter of Interactive Publications.
The initial launch will be in Sydney which is super exciting for me!
Especially delighted that we are collaborating closely with The Pyjama Foundation
on this project - an organisation committed to the literacy needs and
educational outcomes of children in foster care throughout Australia.
Mistakes are where the MAGIC happens . . .
Daunted. Overwhelmed. Petrified.
That's how many children feel when faced with the prospect of trying something new they may fail at. Whether it's experimenting with a new food, diving into a pool or riding a bike, their frustrated parents can't get them to risk not being the best.
Meet Frankie Lane. She is the perfect child, as long as she sticks with what she knows.
But as we join Frankie on her adventure into the unknown, we learn about the wonder
and beauty of Magic Mistakes. We encounter an 'Oopsy Loh', the Patron Saint of Mistakes, and see how Frankie's fantastically spontaneous alter ego, Tallulah Flare, embraces trial and error. We travel with Frankie to the brink of her fears and learn
how to face and embrace the growth opportunities they bring.
Magic Mistakes sows seeds of resilience into little people, providing an optimal foundation for them to blossom into psychologically flexible young adults. This wonderful book teaches children (and their parents) that failure is not to be feared, as it is
where great learning happens.
- Dr. Sue Morris, Author of The Rubber Brain
