The Magical Yet (The Magical Yet, 1) Hardcover – Picture Book, April 21, 2020

Super colorful and detailed illustrations decorate a perfectly metered poem--all delivering a message of resilience and persistence for all ages. My 3-year old grandson loves it and I do, too.

I ordered this for my second grade class but read this to my kids at home (ages 4&8). They loved the illustrations and found the story relatable with practical examples. My 4yr old saw the picture of the bike and said, “I fell off my bike today but I’m still getting better at it.” It’s a very engaging story with a great message that the more you practice, the better you’ll get at those things you can’t do YET.I plan to do this with a literature extension and have my students write something they can do now but couldn’t do in the beginning of first, and then write something they are working on now. This is a new favorite that I plan to incorporate in the first 2 weeks of school every year!

I just adore this book. If you're a caregiver, it's great for working on a growth mindset with your kid. If you're a kid, it's got a great cadence, beautiful art, and simplifies GM/resilience. We read this regularly for about a week, and all of a sudden my (fairly non-verbal) 2 year old was struggling with something and exclaimed "I can't do that... YET". My eyeballs almost popped out of my head. He has not stopped since then, nothing is insurmountable. My only regret is that I didn't really appreciate this book sooner. We had it in a stash in our basement for awhile because I wasn't sure it was age appropriate, but I really regret not putting it in every book bundle I give new moms. So if you're picking up another copy of Goodnight Moon to put in a baby shower basket... STOP and ask yourself, do you want to give them their 4th copy of Hungry Caterpillar? Or do you want to give them something that will grow with their child, expand their capacity and teach them that anything is possible? Learn from my mistakes!

I have a 4 and 6 year old and we’ve been talking a lot about growth mindset lately. It is so great to find a story that presents the message so well and catches the attention of both my kids. We all love this story. I was also pleased to see that it is being read to students in my son’s first grade classroom.

such a cute book for the classroom and growth mindset

We love the message of this book as parents. It teaches resilience and persistence in a language young kids can understand.

It’s not the start of a new year, but it is the start of a new school year — so let’s talk growth mindset! Last January, I made a huge list of picture books to promote growth mindset, and you all LOVED that list (it’s still one of my most visited posts on my website!). Today, I’ve got a wonderful (relatively) new release to add to that list: The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi, illustrated by Lorena Alvarez.Let’s start with the enticing cover, surprise under the dust cover, and immaculately detailed endpapers. Lorena Alvarez, you have outdone yourself! This delightful, inviting work continues in every illustration throughout the book. My girls love finding the extra hidden details with each new reading, and I can’t get over how wonderfully inclusive they are! (I mean, I love the fact that the ballet class includes two boys!).And for the growth mindset message — just trust me that this book is the perfect way to start something new, whether a new calendar year, a new school year, or a new class or hobby. Teachers commonly talk with students about using the phrase “I can’t do that *yet*,” rather than saying “I can’t do that!” DiTerlizzi has personified “Yet” as a magical creature that comes alongside all of us (in a different form for each unique person...), stays with us, and grows with us as we grow and change. And in every situation, our Yets remind us that “if you keep leaping / dreaming, wishing — / waiting, learning, / trying, missing... / with the Yet as your guide, along the way, / you’ll do all the things you can’t do today.”This book has been on repeat in our house for the past month or so. In fact, we love it so much that we bought copies for the girls’ teachers this year, too... I figure this school year will look like no other for just about every kid (and teacher!) out there, so there’s bound to be a lot of opportunities for Yet to help them all out!

This book is short enough to keep everyone interested. But so much is packed in. It rhymes which is always a plus as it allows those being read to, to interact and anticipate the rhyming words. And the message is so so good. This is a perfect book for children and adults who could use a reminder to stay hopeful.