At first she simply enjoyed the interactivity of opening flaps and looking through holes, but as she has grown older she comments on the way that Saltzberg uses illustrations to change the 'oopses' into something new. 'My 2-year-old daughter and I have read this book approximately 1 million times in the past year. Don't miss out on this simple yet important lesson Beautiful Oops is a beautiful read. The unusual artistic format of doors, windows, and unfolding paper creations will surprise, entertain, and challenge readers to think differently about mistakes. 'Beautiful Oops is a delightful read for both babies and adults.

So to check if we have the book in-stock before you place your order, contact us at 6702 2452 or drop us an email at Level: 4+ *Despite our best efforts to predict the demand for books, the magical spells we use sometimes fail us. 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 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. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake.

The beautiful oops book