Beautiful OOPS

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are filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlaps, and smudges—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder. Most recently Melinda Gates chose Beautiful Oops as one of the top three books every child should read.Kids see firsthand as they go through the book that any smudge, smear or stain can lead to something absolutely marvelous - with a little imagination. Beautiful Oops is a fun, wonderful book that teaches children that mistakes can be opportunities for creativity. He lectured in China and Russia through a cultural exchange program through the United States State Department. Sign up and you’ll receive classroom materials, including a poster, stickers, and an Educator’s Guide.

Not just for perfectionists, this book is for anyone who wants to be more creative, more open to possibilities. It has lots of brilliant flaps and things that my toddler loves to interact with, for example it shows a bent page corner that has been turned into a penguin, or a rolled up ball of paper that's now a sheep. You could even invite students to come up to pull the different tabs to demonstrate a mess turning into a masterpiece!

K. I love the book Beautiful Oops because it gives a positive spin on making mistakes and lets children know that its okay and we can learn from our oops. Barney Saltzberg is the author and illustrator of close to 50 books for children, including Beautiful Oops! 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. Not only will it show kids they can make a mistake with their writing or art creations and turn it into something beautiful, but it can lead to a great conversation about other things that can be seen as a "mistake" but can be turned around.