CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019
SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
"A very funny and inspiring read! Brilliantly practical with a wide variety of examples that make it relevant for both boys and girls (and adults)!" - online customer review
"A truly inspiring book for the younger generation!" - online customer review
"Genuinely funny and engaging. There are messages in this book for both adults and children. It's a must read." - online customer review
"An awesome book about becoming awesome. How inspiring it is to know that there's a path to awesomeness and that anyone - absolutely anyone - can go down that path. This book shows you how." - Carol Dweck, Professor of Psychology, Stanford University
This positive and empowering guide, by bestselling mindset author Matthew Syed, will help boys and girls build resilience, fulfil their potential and become successful, happy, awesome adults.
I'm no good at sport ... I can't do maths ... I really struggle with exams ... Sound familiar?
If you believe you can't do something, the chances are you won't try. But what if you really could get better at maths, or sport or exams? In fact, what if you could excel at anything you put your mind to?
You Are Awesome can help you do just that, inspiring and empowering young readers to find the confidence to realise their potential. The first children's book from Times journalist, two-time Olympian and best-selling mindset author Matthew Syed, it uses examples of successful people from Mozart to Serena Williams to demonstrate that success really is earned rather than given, and that talent can be acquired. With hard work and determination, practice and self-belief, and, most importantly, a Growth Mindset, there's no reason why anyone can't achieve anything.
Practical, insightful and positive, this is the book to help children build resilience, embrace their mistakes and grow into successful, happy adults.
Also available: The You Are Awesome Journal. Whether setting out your goals, planning the best practice ever, keeping calm with breathing exercises or making paper aeroplanes to understand marginal gains, you'll love the brilliant activities in The You Are Awesome Journal - it's the perfect companion to You Are Awesome! A great book for anyone who wants to learn about how they can realise their true potential. * The Week Junior * This positive and empowering guide, by bestselling mindset author Matthew Syed, will help children build resilience, fulfil their potential and become successful, happy, awesome adults - it is a must read. -- Julia * LoveReading4Kids * Great book for young children about determination resilience self confidence. -- Philip Neville @philipneville18 * Instagram * This motivational book is ideal for sharing with any youngster who might need a little bit of a confidence boost, especially if they are struggling with school work or sports.
They will learn that by practising again and again, they can do anything their heart desires. * The Sun * A must for any parent, I'm learning loads from the Ping Pong Guys new boom. -- Andrew Flintoff @aflintoff11 * Instagram * Grab yourselves a copy folks, this is wonderful and insightful. #youareawesome #2daystogo #childrensbooks -- Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10 * Instagram * I think this book is awesome. It is easy to read and very gripping. The things it teaches you are great life skills that can be applied to almost everything. The fact that it is written in a fun jovial manner make it easy to read even for people who aren't big readers. -- William, age 12 * Lovereading4kids * I loved this book. Easy to read and easily relatable. Even my dyslexic son who isn't a fan of reading has read it. It is a page turner and so positive. It really encourages children to be the best at whatever it is they want to do in life. -- Lindsey (William's mum) * Lovereading4kids * I loved this book. 'You Are Awesome' really builds your confidence and shows you how the right mind-set can help you achieve your dreams. I learned so much from this book. It shows that you have to be brave, prepare for failure and have self-belief. A definite must read for anyone who wants to achieve more with their lives and build their confidence. -- Ella, age 13 * Lovereading4kids * The book made me feel more confident in everything I do, and I think it can help other children, too. It makes you think about making up new rules when old rules don't fit, and think about things from different angles to find solutions. The book explains that working hard helps you in achieving your goals, and is really inspiring. I loved it! -- Toby, age 10 * Lovereading4kids * I was a bit reluctant to read the book as I normally only read story books.My dad persuaded me and said it would help me with my football and it would help me to be braver at trying new things. I enjoyed the book and think I can use some of the ideas like challenging my elastic brain! I will use this book again and again and think I will now try new things when asked as a result. If you are a bit nervous or unsure of trying new things then I think you should read this book and it will help you to try and be awesome! -- Ethan, age 10 * Lovereading4kids * I read this book after my 10 year old son had finished it. The book is a great read and I think it is something that will really help him develop and progress as he grows. I have also taken on board some of the advice and think it will help me as well as my son. I would urge every parent to get this book and to learn that everyone can be awesome! -- Ian (Ethan's dad) * Lovereading4kids * I loved this! The book was so inspirational in many ways that I loved, it made me laugh - like digging that hole to Australia, that made me chuckle. I loved the bit about the block running track, and how Matthew smashed his brother's record! Definitely a 5 star rating! -- Libby, age 10 * Lovereading4kids * As a mum of four girls of quite varying ages I have seen over the year the pressures that have mounted on children to be perfect almost without even trying. They wanted to grow up to be on X factor or stars of Youtube like Dan TDM who got rich playing games with seemingly no work involved. This is why I loved this book so much, it shows you that no one is really an overnight success, it peels back the curtains on the efforts you have to make to succeed and most of all it promotes active confidence in the abilities you have instead of endlessly comparing yourselves to others who have it so much better (on the surface!). I loved seeing my daughter race through this book and become inspired to be the best version of her that she could be and work smarter, not harder. It is for any child who might be feeling that everyone is getting places except them, who doesn't feel good enough and challenges the thing that holds you back (mostly your own insecurities). I loved this book and Libby cannot wait to take it into school and share it with her classmates. -- Rachel (Libby's mum) * Lovereading4kids * This book is AWESOME! This book has boosted my confidence! The book also ties in with the National Curriculum. My school talks about having a Growth Mind-set a lot! I give this book 5/5 and recommend it to 8+ children. I also think that adults and teachers should read it too! This book will boost your confidence at home and at school. -- Daniel, age 10 * Lovereading4kids * 'You are Awesome' is a really good book, it teaches you to be really positive and look at life a bit differently. My mum and I read through this book together and we both really liked it. It's not like most other books I've read that are either stories or facts. Mum thinks my brothers should read it as well as they are in year 10 and 11 doing their exams soon. -- Bella, age 10 * Lovereading4kids * 'You are Awesome' is a fantastic self-help book for kids. My husband and I have constantly referred to having a positive mental attitude, whilst bringing up our children and strongly believe
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