Then, encourage the students to turn the blobs of paint into something beautiful by adding their own touches on them! 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. Barney Saltzberg is the author and illustrator of close to 50 books for children and has also recorded four CD’s of music for children. That's the lovely life lesson behind this inspiring board book full of pop-ups, pull-the-flaps, and pretty amazing - not to mention surprising - feats of paper engineering. In this book, every page begins with a 'mistake' that ultimately unravels, lifts out, or pulls up to become a surprising work of beauty.

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.Sign up and you’ll receive classroom materials, including a poster, stickers, and an Educator’s Guide. The whole goal of this book is to show children that by making a mistake it is not the end of the world. The message of connecting the negatives to the positive, the imagery and the art, vibes with everything my son wants to know about. With close to fifty picture books published, Barney Saltzberg has been traveling the world talking about creativity and where ideas come from.

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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Not just for perfectionists, this book is for anyone who wants to be more creative, more open to possibilities. My daughter has been struggling with making mistakes, it’s often the end of the world, but this book shows the opportunities created by little ‘mistakes’. Barney Saltzberg is the author and illustrator of close to 50 books for children, including Beautiful Oops!Kids see firsthand as they go through the book that any smudge, smear or stain can lead to something absolutely marvellous - with a little imagination. The copy we have was given to us as a gift and we loved it so much, we bought this one to give as a gift. He has two new releases, Tea With Grandpa and Chengdu Could Not Would Not Fall Asleep coming this spring. 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!