Beautiful Oops!
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Picture Book · Ages 3–8 · 2010 · Est. 1 min read-aloud

Beautiful Oops!

Written by Barney Saltzberg

Mistakes become wonders in this interactive journey of creativity.

5.8/7 Bookroo expert·4.6/5 Goodreads · 4,566 ratings
28 pages· 82 words· Est. 1 min read-aloud· AD320L
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Bookroo's summary

Dive into a world where blunders turn into wonders. 'Beautiful Oops!' invites young readers to explore creativity through pop-ups and flaps, transforming spills and tears into delightful surprises. Discover how every mistake is a chance to create something extraordinary. Will you see the beauty in the unexpected?

From the publisher

A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing—not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. 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. An 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 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.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
28
Words
82
Reading age
3–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD320L
What readers & critics say

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5.8

Near the very top of my list of things I want my children to learn is to not be afraid of mistakes or failure—they're simply part of the process. The interactive way multi-media mistakes are transformed in this book into quirky artwork is endearing and keeps the mood light and my little reader busy while I read the slightly more serious message present in the text. My toddler wants this "again" and "again", and thus far it's been sturdy enough to withstand toddler exploration, which is a plus!

Marmee

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.4
F&P level
~J
Publication
Published
September 23, 2010
First published
September 9, 2010
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780761157281

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