The illustrations, tears and folds throughout the book encourage interaction and engages them in the process of seeing imperfections in a new way. Beautiful Oops is a fun, wonderful book that teaches children that mistakes can be opportunities for creativity. Biography: Barney Saltzberg is the author of more than 30 books for children, including Beautiful Oops! Really fun idea but not sure of who its audience is meant to be -not sophisticated enough for adults and too many parts to destroy for little ones! K. I love the book Beautiful Oops because it gives a positive spin on making mistakes and lets children know that its okay and we can learn from our oops.

The only thing is the ball of paper came off fairly quickly, but once I stuck it back down, we haven't had the problem since. After reading it, have the art teacher demonstrate how she can turn an artwork "mistake" into something beautiful. A celebration of creative thinking, Saltzberg's small-format book encourages readers to view mistakes not as failures but opportunities. He has two new releases, Tea With Grandpa and Chengdu Could Not Would Not Fall Asleep coming this spring.It would also be a good book to read before an art activity - inspiring kids to have fun with random scraps of paper or artistic "mistakes. He lectured in China and Russia through a cultural exchange program through the United States State Department. Clumsy kids will appreciate Barney Saltzberg’s imaginative book, which shows how mistakes (spills, tears, stains) can turn into something wonderful. This book taught me it's good to make mistakes because the smudge of paint that went on my painting turned out to be a better painting then before. Hachette Book Group is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world.

It has lots of brilliant flaps and things that my toddler loves to interact with, for example it shows a bent page corner that has been turned into a penguin, or a rolled up ball of paper that's now a sheep. This book helped him realize that he can make something beautiful from accidents and that mistakes are ok.He’s obsessed with it so much so that I’ve bought another copy to give to his grandad so it’s always there and they can read it together.

A spill on your clean, white sheet of paper can morph into a wild animal, a tear in your paper can be turned into a roaring alligator mouth. But little kids sometimes have trouble dealing with their mistakes, whether it's a piece of artwork they've torn by accident, or juice they've spilled on their favorite drawing.The unusual artistic format of doors, windows, and unfolding paper creations will surprise, entertain, and challenge readers to think differently about mistakes. Perhaps give the students discarded items (candy wrappers, old magazines, broken toys) to use to create found art! Inspiring and inventive, this interactive board book teaches a valuable lesson: 'When you think you have made a mistake, think of it as an opportunity to make something beautiful! This is what my almost-three-year-old toddler said about the book after asking me to read and read it again for about fives times in a row!

My daughter is 4 if she's drawing or painting it has to be "perfect" this book was recommended by a therapist we saw and it really has helped my daughter realise that mistakes happen and we can work with them.

The smudge becomes the face of a bunny, a crumpled ball of paper turns into a lamb s fleecy coat celebrate the oops in life. The smudge becomes the face of a bunny, a crumpled ball of paper turns into a lamb’s fleecy coat—celebrate the oops in life. I got this book for my son because he would get so frustrated if he made a mistake: coloring outside the lines, an accidental mark on a drawing, etc. Not just for perfectionists, this book is for anyone who wants to be more creative, more open to possibilities. This is definitely a WOW book for me because I was surprised by every page at the way the author and illustrator turned each mistake into something beautiful.