Beautiful Oops
by Barney Saltzberg
Interest age: 4 to 8
Published by Workman Books, 2010
About this book
What should you do when you make a mistake? When you find yourself with a spill, a splodge, a smear or a ripped page? The answer - celebrate it! Because such accidents are actually just chances to make something different, something beautiful.
Mistakes are part of everyday life. They help us to learn, grow and bring out our creative side! Here the wonderfully eye-catching illustrations, bold design and sturdy pages eagerly invite the reader to dive in and explore the possibilities available to us if we view our mistakes as opportunities. Packed with flaps to open and stunning paper-engineering, each page generates a sense of wonder and excitement for the reader, as they uncover each ‘beautiful oops’ created from the mishaps.
This deceptively simple and highly interactive board book has so much to offer readers of absolutely any age.
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