A festive invitation to creative liberation. Saltzberg's trademark cartoon animals provide a sweetly childlike counterpoint to the artful scribbles and smears of gloppy paint. The interactive elements work beautifully with the photo-collaged 'mistakes,' never overwhelming the intent with showiness. Thanks to a telescoping pop-up, a hole is filled with nearly limitless possibilities. The folded-over paper can be a penguin's head a torn piece of newsprint can turn into a smiling dog with a little application of paint a hot-chocolate stain can become a bog for a frog.

is just the beginning!' Spills, folded paper, drips of paint, smudges and smears-they 'all can make magic appear.' An increasingly complex series of scenarios celebrates random accidents, encouraging artistic experimentation rather than discouragement. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”-each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.Ī pleasingly tactile exploration of the possibilities inherent in mistakes. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator.Īn award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful.

A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing-not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. When you think you have made a mistake, think of it as an opportunity to make something beautiful!Ī life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. 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.A spill. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion 'telescope‚'-each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don't be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator.īarney Saltzberg, the effervescent spirit behind Good Egg, offers a one-of-a-kind interactive book that shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A spill doesn't ruin a drawing-not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It's OK to make a mistake.

A beautiful oops book