Beautiful Oops!

My mother inspired a love of books and reading in me, and has passed that down to my daughter.  Most gifts we get from mom are books, and that makes us very very happy indeed.  This book came to us from Bas Blue, one of my favorite booksellers, for Christmas a few years ago.

Author/Illustrator: Barney Saltzberg
Publisher: Workman Publishing (2010)
Prices: Hardcover - $10.76
Reading level: Ages 3-10
Interest level: Lower Grades and Middle Grades
Physical Characteristics: 7.1x7.1, 28 pages, interactive page folds
ISBN: 978-0761157281
Genres: Toy Book
Subjects:
Art
Toy and Moveable Book
Persistence
Mistakes

Annotation: This book inspires kids to celebrate the oops both art and in life.

Summary: Beautiful Oops! Shows the reader several different ways in which perceived mistakes in art can actually become an adventure in their creativity.   

Evaluation:  I cannot tell you how many times my daughter and I have read this book.  We started with me reading and opening the interactive features, then we moved to me reading and she would do the interactive aspects, and now, she reads the book alone while holding it and uncovering the tactile features.  Her reading progressed every step of the way since we received this book for Christmas when she was 4.  I love the creativity in Mr. Saltzberg’s drawing and the creativity it inspires in my daughter. I am looking forward to checking out more by Mr. Saltzberg!

Similar Titles or Authors:
Press Here by Herve Tullet

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

The Dot by Peter H Reynolds

Websites:
http://www.beautifuloops.com/

http://barneysaltzberg.com/?q=node/103

Awards and Recognitions:
2010 NAPPA Gold Award

2010 Playonwords.com PAL Award (Play Advances Language) 2011 Teacher’s Choice Award for the Family

Professional Reviews:
Arts and Activities

Kirkus

School Arts

All images (c) Barney Saltzberg