Readers and listeners can attempt to try the puzzle on their own (“build a bigger rectangle out of twelve small squares”), and will observe that there is more than one way to solve this particular challenge (and perhaps others) as evidenced in the story. However, under the guidance of a teacher with a positive, can-do attitude who encourages her students to try harder and use the word “yet” when faced with a difficult challenge (as in, “I haven’t solved it yet”), Sophie and classmates are introduced to a growth mind-set approach to problem solving. Bang and her eponymous character have guided children through the emotional ups and downs of When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry and When Sophie’s Feelings Are Really, Really Hurt, now address frustration and feelings of inadequacy when the child is unable to complete a tangram puzzle at home, then a math challenge at school.
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