5 Growth Mindset Books to Spark a Love of Learning 

BLOGS By: TANU Bhatnagar

The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds (1993)

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"Ish" by Peter H. Reynolds (2013)

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"Beautiful Oops!" by Barney Saltzberg (2010)

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"The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes" by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein (2011)

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""Your Fantastic Elastic Brain" by JoAnn Deak (2018)

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