It's Okay Not to Know - Hardcover

Do, Brenda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598493221 ISBN 13: 9781598493221

Publisher: Peanut Butter Publishing, 2023

Synopsis

A lovable little monster learns that making mistakes isn't bad in this powerful SEL picture book.

Showing young readers it's okay to be imperfect fosters self-love and self-empowerment.

Young children can be so hard on themselves when they make a mistake or don't know an answer. In a society that rewards perfection, kids will often equate being smart or right with being lovable. In this powerful new children's book, It's Okay Not to Know, young readers are encouraged to treat themselves and others with greater compassion when they make an uh-oh.

With a precious non-gendered monster, Bink, as the protagonist, the book has a character that all children can relate to. In the story, Bink feels like they're not good or smart enough every time they make a mistake or struggle to do something. Then Bink learns that making mistakes or not knowing something isn't bad or wrong; having uh-oh's is like getting a present because it's an opportunity to learn something new and, most importantly, ask why. By staying curious, Bink builds self-confidence and learns another valuable lesson: to treat themself and others with greater compassion.

It's Okay Not to Know is a great opportunity for families and educators of young children to open up a social emotional learning dialogue about being kind to yourself, understanding that failing doesn't mean you're a failure, and that mistakes are opportunities to learn and grow.

About this title

About the Author

As a Chinese girl growing up in the United States in the 1970s, the children's books that author Brenda Do read featured white kids, and even at that age, it impressed upon her that she didn't look like any of the characters. With this in mind as an adult, it was her aim to create a children's book that fostered self-love and self-empowerment, one that every child could relate to and see themselves in the story. Her poignant illustrated story, It's Okay Not to Know, is the result of that goal and encourages children to treat themselves and others with greater compassion.After years in corporate sales, Brenda is a copywriter by trade, often distilling complex messages into more digestible content, not unlike the social-emotional learning (SEL) lesson she conveys in her book. Hailing from the Seattle, Washington, area, when she isn't writing powerful children's stories, she enjoys traveling, playing tennis, hiking, and all things food-related-reading, cooking, and of course, eating.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peanut Butter Publishing
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598493221
• ISBN 13: 9781598493221
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 34