Eliot's Big Misteak

Eliot is a yellow Labrador Retriever who loves being a dog. He especially loves to eat. He misinterprets the word "mistake" to be one of his favorite foods – steak! - and learns that getting things wrong can be a wonderful learning experience. All of the book proceeds will get donated to the ASPCA.

Eliot is a yellow Labrador who loves being a dog. He loves playing, running, jumping, chasing things, and sleeping. Most of all, he loves to eat! His favorite food is steak. When his owner Naomi starts to talk to him about making mistakes, Eliot thinks she is talking about a new kind of steak and hilarity ensues. Despite the misunderstanding, Naomi tries to teach Eliot that anyone can make a mistake and that mistakes are part of growing up. This book teaches readers that they don't need to be afraid to tell someone they made a mistake, and that every mistake has a valuable lesson behind it. All of the book proceeds will get donated to the ASPCA.

Jackie Novak Rapp was a social worker and therapist for fifteen years treating children and their families. She then became an elementary school teacher for pre-K through second grade. This book was written to teach children, and anyone of any age, that making a mistake can be an important learning experience. After trying to create the electric light bulb, Thomas Edison once said, "I haven't failed ...I just found 10,000 that won't work." Make a new mistake every day!