I Can't Do That, YET: Growth Mindset
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- Create Date：2021-04-08 11:59:02
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Esther Pia Cordova
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Summary
Enna is a girl who doesn't believe in herself and often utters the phrase "I can't do that！" One night in a dream she sees all the possible future versions of herself， discovering that she can be any of those versions with time， knowledge and dedication。 She develops a growth mindset throughout her journey and instead of saying "I can't do that，" she learns to say "I can't do that YET！”。
Reviews
Mackenzie Dunagan
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The book “I can’t do that， YET” is an AMAZING book to read students in the beginning of the school year。 This is a chapter book about a young girl who realizes that she can’t do a lot of thing。 She then realizes that if she rephrases the sentence into “I can’t do that YET” she becomes motivated and has an open mind about more things。 I would read this book at the beginning of the year in order to set a baseline for the year so my students know they are not allowed to use the words “I can’t”。 Thr The book “I can’t do that， YET” is an AMAZING book to read students in the beginning of the school year。 This is a chapter book about a young girl who realizes that she can’t do a lot of thing。 She then realizes that if she rephrases the sentence into “I can’t do that YET” she becomes motivated and has an open mind about more things。 I would read this book at the beginning of the year in order to set a baseline for the year so my students know they are not allowed to use the words “I can’t”。 Throughout the year I would use this phrase to motivate my students。 。。。more
Mattison Churchwell
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This was an adorable book！ I think this would be a great book to read in a classroom for many reasons。 To begin， this book shows that we all have the potential to be many things。 Our future isn't already decided for us， but instead， we get to make the decision of what we want to do in life。 I also like that this book can show students that they may not be able to do something now， but that doesn't mean with hard work they will never be able to do it。 As the title says， this book is about a growt This was an adorable book！ I think this would be a great book to read in a classroom for many reasons。 To begin， this book shows that we all have the potential to be many things。 Our future isn't already decided for us， but instead， we get to make the decision of what we want to do in life。 I also like that this book can show students that they may not be able to do something now， but that doesn't mean with hard work they will never be able to do it。 As the title says， this book is about a growth mindset which is always important to teach students。 。。。more
Chelsea Barnthouse
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My students enjoyed the book and continue to use ideas from this book every day。
Akstarflake82
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Great story！ Kid approved！My 8。5 yo 3rd grader loved this book！ It got her motivated to work on school work today， which is no small feat！ I keep reminding her that when she feels like she can't do something， that that's a YET， not a permanent thing， and that she should try before deciding she can't。 Great story， and she was so excited to catch the plot twist right before it revealed itself。 :-） We will definitely be reading the other books！My only issue is that it was a really big struggle to r Great story！ Kid approved！My 8。5 yo 3rd grader loved this book！ It got her motivated to work on school work today， which is no small feat！ I keep reminding her that when she feels like she can't do something， that that's a YET， not a permanent thing， and that she should try before deciding she can't。 Great story， and she was so excited to catch the plot twist right before it revealed itself。 :-） We will definitely be reading the other books！My only issue is that it was a really big struggle to read on a tablet/phone。 Couldn't see the entire pages。 Had to read on a laptop， instead。 I'm not sure what the problem is with it， though， whether it's the book， the app， or what。 。。。more
Sipho
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DecentThis would be filed under "books for which I'm not the target audience"。 Indeed， this book is obviously for little girls under the age 12， which， if you may not have noticed， I am not。Little Enna struggles to read and， in fact， dreads it。 In a dream， she sees the future version of herself - a computer programmer - who encourages her to keep trying hard things。And。。。thats it。A total of 5 minutes to read。 Not a bad time investment。 I guess。 DecentThis would be filed under "books for which I'm not the target audience"。 Indeed， this book is obviously for little girls under the age 12， which， if you may not have noticed， I am not。Little Enna struggles to read and， in fact， dreads it。 In a dream， she sees the future version of herself - a computer programmer - who encourages her to keep trying hard things。And。。。thats it。A total of 5 minutes to read。 Not a bad time investment。 I guess。 。。。more
Kimberly Wright Oelkers
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Teaching Social Emotional Learning （SEL） through Growth Mindset is my Jam！ Thanks for the great book I can use with my students。
Diana Cruz
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My kids loved itIt teaches that people is born with the ability of learning and if you don't know how to do something it means you don't know how do it yet My kids loved itIt teaches that people is born with the ability of learning and if you don't know how to do something it means you don't know how do it yet 。。。more
Miriam Davies
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Tammy Manns
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Genre: Fiction/Picture BookGrade Level: Middle Grades （4-6）You can do whatever you set your mind to is the idea of this book。 Enna always says she can't do something until she has a dream and meets her future selves。 Every little girl should read this book to help improve or increase their self esteem。 People always say， "That's for boys！" There is nothing that is just for boys！ Just set your mind to it and do it！ Genre: Fiction/Picture BookGrade Level: Middle Grades （4-6）You can do whatever you set your mind to is the idea of this book。 Enna always says she can't do something until she has a dream and meets her future selves。 Every little girl should read this book to help improve or increase their self esteem。 People always say， "That's for boys！" There is nothing that is just for boys！ Just set your mind to it and do it！ 。。。more
Ulzii
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Beautiful
HANIT BENBASSAT
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Wonderful！A brilliant book that empowers children to never give up and be patient with themselves。 The power of the word YET！
Jenny Laseur
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I pulled this book up on Kindle to read to my 7 year old while we were waiting on his brother。 What a perfect book to read to him！！ He’s in this stage where he can’t do anything himself so this lesson of “yet” was wonderful。 I’m sure we’ll read it again and again just to remind him of what he’s capable of。
Kristina Rouse
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The power of “yet”Great story to teach little ones the concept of perseverance。 Teaching the power of yet encourages little ones to keep learning until they can do it。
Elizabeth W。 Gage
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Fantastic！I liked this book for its positive message as well as its creativity。 This story， while the main character is a girl， has a message for all young readers。
Julie Barrett
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I Can't Do That， YET: Growth Mindset by Esther P Cordova Colorful children's book about Enna。 She doesn't like going to bed but she gets to listen to a story first。She is able to watch others do their jobs and even though she doesn't know the words or what they are doing she knows she'd like to be like them one day。The woman is her in the future。。。Interesting concepts。 Love that you can enlarge the digital screen by pinching and spreading your fingers。 I Can't Do That， YET: Growth Mindset by Esther P Cordova Colorful children's book about Enna。 She doesn't like going to bed but she gets to listen to a story first。She is able to watch others do their jobs and even though she doesn't know the words or what they are doing she knows she'd like to be like them one day。The woman is her in the future。。。Interesting concepts。 Love that you can enlarge the digital screen by pinching and spreading your fingers。 。。。more
Amanda Nichols
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Believing that you can do something is the start to actually being able to do it。 This is a book that I use when I talk with my students about the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset。 Having a growth mindset is more important than ever。 This is a fun story where the character changes her mindset by trying things again and believing that she could do something。
Haylee Tappan
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Super cute book for growth mindset！ I don’t like how this page does not have page numbers， but I think the message at the end is really great。 You can be anything you want to be， but it doesn’t have to be right now。 You can make the future into what you want or work for。
Melissa Ganka-Collins
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Ug， who writes this stuff！ I love the idea of a young person meeting their grown self to learn the concept of it being OK not to be able to do something YET。 But this story is wordy and confusing。 It will not make a good read-aloud and can't imagine any of my students picking it up on their own。 Disappointing。 Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook did a nice job with this concept。 Ug， who writes this stuff！ I love the idea of a young person meeting their grown self to learn the concept of it being OK not to be able to do something YET。 But this story is wordy and confusing。 It will not make a good read-aloud and can't imagine any of my students picking it up on their own。 Disappointing。 Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook did a nice job with this concept。 。。。more
Kylie
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Our 8 year old loved it！Big concept and perfect for all ages。 Our eight year old says “it’s awesome， and also I like the end when she says I want to try。”
Robin
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Good intentions， poorly executed。 The plot is didactic and boring， the illustrations are amateurish。 Not recommended。 Ages 6-8。
Donna
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This children's book， with beautiful illustrations by Maima W Adiputri， teaches children that it's important to try and do things， as we can learn to be almost anything we like - but only by trying！ It's a great way to show children that， and to promote perseverance， and its fabulous combination of sweet story and lovely pictures really does provide a gorgeous book that children will enjoy。 This children's book， with beautiful illustrations by Maima W Adiputri， teaches children that it's important to try and do things， as we can learn to be almost anything we like - but only by trying！ It's a great way to show children that， and to promote perseverance， and its fabulous combination of sweet story and lovely pictures really does provide a gorgeous book that children will enjoy。 。。。more
DELINET VILLEDA
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😍❤❤❤❤ great read for little girls。 It would be great to see it for a boys as well。 Great keywords。
Guy
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GREAT ！！！！！I am in a battle with my granddaughter， she really likes our reading sessions 。。。 when I do the reading。 When I have her do the reading 。。。 not so much。She kinda liked the “。。。YET” idea and I’m going to use it as a tool。 Maybe all is not lost， I’m going to re-read this and chat about it with her every few weeks to see if she’s reached “YET” yet。
Berglind Ósk
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Good and usefulThis book is so good and useful to teach children growth mindset and the importance of learning new things and practice。
Mark Restaino
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Encouraging DreamsI really enjoyed this story and the illustrations。 It's a great book to give children dreams of what they could be。 It also encourages the little steps that it takes to get there。 Encouraging DreamsI really enjoyed this story and the illustrations。 It's a great book to give children dreams of what they could be。 It also encourages the little steps that it takes to get there。 。。。more
Christina Howard
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Great growth mindset readThis book is a great growth mindset book for reading at home or in the classroom。 It can help children get the idea that they can do anything once they set their mind to it and learn about it。
Barbara Ann
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Format: PaperbackEnna appears to be a pre-teen who enjoys most activities。 Bedtime is not one of them。 While she does enjoy the story her father reads to her before bedtime， she is reluctant to accept his suggestion that she read the first page。 She lacks self-confidence and tells him that she can't。One day at bedtime， Enna falls asleep before the end of the story。 She finds herself in a computer office with a person that looks strangely familiar。 When Enna is left alone and entrusted with the t Format: PaperbackEnna appears to be a pre-teen who enjoys most activities。 Bedtime is not one of them。 While she does enjoy the story her father reads to her before bedtime， she is reluctant to accept his suggestion that she read the first page。 She lacks self-confidence and tells him that she can't。One day at bedtime， Enna falls asleep before the end of the story。 She finds herself in a computer office with a person that looks strangely familiar。 When Enna is left alone and entrusted with the task of finishing the job， she panics。 The woman returns and informs Enna that she is a possible future vision of Anna。 While Enna is unable to do these things yet， she might be able to do so at some time in the future。The story continues with Enna being presented with many different possible roles for Enna's future such as a doctor， a police officer or a scientist。 The door closes and Enna finds herself back in bed， but not before she realizes that all these possibilities are within her grasp。 She resolves to try instead of saying， "I can't。"This picture book is appropriate for young elementary school children as well as beginning readers。 Perfect choice for parents and teachers who want to build up confidence in children and encourage opening their horizons。I received a copy of this book from the author and voluntarily agreed to read and review giving my honest opinions for no compensation。 。。。more
Jessica
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I thought it was a cute book about not worrying about growing up。 She sees the many possible versions of herself and realizes things take time and she will have lots of chances and the possiblity of saying， "I can't do that！ Yet。" I thought it was a cute book about not worrying about growing up。 She sees the many possible versions of herself and realizes things take time and she will have lots of chances and the possiblity of saying， "I can't do that！ Yet。" 。。。more
Helen Ishmurzin
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“I can’t do that，” says Enna， when her Dad asks her to read the first page of her book at storytime。 However， that night in a dream Enna meets a woman who looks strangely familiar， but knows all about complicated things like coding and servers。In this empowering story， a young girl is confronted with all manner of possible versions of herself as an adult and shown what she will eventually be able to achieve with enough hard work and patience。 It uses the concept of “growth mindset” to show the i “I can’t do that，” says Enna， when her Dad asks her to read the first page of her book at storytime。 However， that night in a dream Enna meets a woman who looks strangely familiar， but knows all about complicated things like coding and servers。In this empowering story， a young girl is confronted with all manner of possible versions of herself as an adult and shown what she will eventually be able to achieve with enough hard work and patience。 It uses the concept of “growth mindset” to show the importance of the word “yet” in helping children to persevere。The illustrations are vibrant and just detailed enough to bring the story to life without being overcrowded。A recommended read to encourage young girls （or indeed boys） to reach for the stars！ 。。。more
David Joseph
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