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Beautiful Oops Book Review

Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg just might be the most perfect art book for children. It is simple, colorful, engaging and has a great message. I heard about this adorable book through the Deep Space Sparkle Facebook page. Many of the you suggested it as a great read for the beginning of the year. And you were right. I read it to my third grade students and even though I worried that the board book concept might appear young, they lapped up. They even applauded it! Seriously!

The book takes you on a journey of all the predictable mistakes a child can worry about it an art room and turns them into beautiful things. Having spent many, many years listening to children’s book editors talk about the importance of the page turn, all I can say is that this book has it down! My students were hanging off each picture and every word.

The book is meant to be handled and manipulated, so reading it in front of 25 kids was a bit unfair to them. But after the students finished their art project, I gave them the opportunity to play with the book.

Take a look at Barney Saltzberg’s video of the book. You can show this video to your kids but honestly, it’s a far better experience having the book in your hands!

You can purchase Beautiful Oops! through Amazon.

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  • Anya

    Great book!

  • ashley

    I love this book, and I found that it was perfect to read to kindergeten and first grade students early in the year!

  • Amy Hall

    I love this book! I read it to all of my classes (PreK – 8th) at the beginning of the year. They ALL loved it and I now constantly hear them quoting it and telling one another “its alright, make it into a beautiful oops”.

  • Rhonda Yager

    I used this book at the beginning of the year and emphasized that mistakes can be turned into artwork. I have a box of ‘beautiful oops’ which are small scraps of paper with paint blobs or squiggles on them. If the students have a few minutes of extra time they grab one and turn it into something ‘beautiful’ and hang it on our ‘beautiful oops’ bulletin board.

    • Patty

      Love the “Beautiful Oops” board! Clever!!!!!

  • Barney Saltzberg

    I am doing research for a talk I am going to give (TOMORROW) to art teachers in NY. What a treat to find your review!!!! I hope you don’t mind, I am quoting a little. It’s really helpful to hear how the book is being used and how the students are responding. Thank you so much for posting this!

    Most sincerely,

    Barney Saltzberg

    • Patty

      I’m so honored that you stopped by! Art teachers LOVE your book. You are a true rock star!!!! Enjoy the convention. They will love you, I’m sure.

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