Regina's Big Mistake

Regina made a mistake when coloring her paper. However, she soon realized that her mistake was something that she turned beautiful. Throughout the book, Regina learns that mistakes aren't mistakes at all but our individualized personality and talent composing on the page. This is a great book to teach students about mistakes.

Regina wanted her jungle to be perfect. But of course, who is perfect?

She tried everything to avoid mistakes - crumpling up her paper, dawdling, even copying at one point - but it's only when she learned to turn her mistakes into assets that her picture became the envy of the class.

This is a very common problem with small children. They want their hands to do what their minds picture, and are upset when they can't. (Heck, it's a common enough problem with adults, too!) Regina is very realistic with how she tries to cope with this issue, and models a very good example with her solution.

The book didn't draw me in as well as it might have, I'll admit, but it was well-written and illustrated.

Review:
This book is good for some reasons and bad for some reasons. One reason why it is good, is that it teaches the reader that it is ok to make mistakes. Regina makes several mistakes when she is constructing her solution to the art problem. One reason I think it is bad, is that I wasn't gripped by the story as it developed. When Regina first made a mistake and threw her paper away, the problem posed by the story was that Regina was afraid that her mistake would look bad, so she began anew and took small ideas from her peers to make her own solution. The overall theme was that it is ok to make a mistake just so long you try your best.

Regina's class was assigned to draw a jungle that day. Everyone around her didn't seem to have any problem when it come to drawing. But Regina was having a hard time putting down the things she wanted on paper. She keep making mistakes while everyone did theirs in flying colors. She looked around and everyone's pictures are coming together. She felt like she could never draw anything as good as them. Regina learned that it is okay to make mistakes. When she made a mistake on her sun, Regina made it in a moon. At the end, everyone in her class love her art work. Kids tend to get frustrated at times when they can't get something right. This book will teach them that mistakes can be fix as long as they keep trying and not given up.

Regina has to draw a rainforest, but is stuck on what to draw. Then she keeps making mistakes -- until finally she learns how to go on and turn her mistakes into new ideas.

Regina overcomes her fear of making a mistake and produces an exceptional drawing.

Ages: 5-6

Source: Personal Collection

Regina manages to make a wonderful drawing by overcoming her fears.

Source: Barnes and Noble
Age: 5-7