About This Book
Reach for this book when your child is grappling with the 'big feelings' of a social blunder or the desperate wish that they could simply erase an embarrassing mistake. It is an ideal choice for the child who feels the weight of school day anxiety or struggles with the impulse to hide their errors rather than face them. The story follows Carson Cooper, whose first day of school goes from bad to worse when a magic eraser from a mysterious locker begins to remove more than just a stain on his pants. While the tone is hilariously high energy and filled with slapstick magic, the emotional core explores the slippery slope of avoidance and the necessity of honesty. At 224 pages with frequent illustrations, it is designed to feel approachable and fast paced for readers aged 7 to 10. Parents will appreciate how the story uses fantasy to normalize the universal experience of childhood shame, eventually guiding the reader toward the realization that our mistakes are part of our story, not something to be deleted.
