New York Times bestselling duo Brad and Kristi Montague are throwing a big party to celebrate failures, in this fun and affirming book that finds the joy in trying and learning, even if you don’t succeed
You are cordially invited to a giant fail-a-bration party! Bring with you the cake that came out lopsided, the spelling test mistakes, or the plant that died.
Brad and Kristi Montague have started a movement for kids and adults alike to celebrate the way failing actually means you tried and learned something. Failing doesn’t have to bad! It's just part of the process of learning to do something better.
So if you missed the goal during that soccer game or burned the cookies, put on a party hat and join the fail-a-bration, to let the fail fires light the way to success!---from the publisher
40 pages 978-0593697146 Ages 4-8 and many adults
Keywords; parties, mistakes, trying new things, failure, power of positive thinking, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old
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Maybe things didn't turn out the way you wanted. Maybe the cake you baked turned out messed up. Maybe you failed at something important, but author Brad and Kristi Montague have a positive message for all the messers, missers, the late to the party, the ones who came in last place--everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is to realize that you learned from your mistake and tomorrow, you will "...fail better."
The concept of throwing a Fail-A-Bration is lovely. Everyone is invited to share and talk and learn from each other. Bring your messed up cake, show up in your shirt you spilled chocolate milk on earlier, share the time you fell down and got embarrassed, and talk about the time you tried so hard but failed. You learned!
What a simple, positive concept. Children need this book, libraries need this book, parents need this book. The positive message that failure happens to everyone and it is okay to feel sad or mad or cry, but you could throw a Fail-A-Bration to make your failure a positive experience for you and everyone else.
The rhyming text keeps the message light-hearted and positive. Illustrations are mixed media and include collage elements, string, cardboard, double sided tape, acrylic paint and even cookies! All the pieces were "rescued" from the authors' recycling bin, Use this picture book to teach about the concept mixed media art of reusing and repurposing common items from the recycling bin to create art.
Highly recommended for all.
