Childrens book: Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg

The other whilst drawing with Scarlett she scratched out something she was drawing.

 "oops" she said and crumbled up the paper to threw in the bin.

 "Oh Scar, don't throw it away" I told her

 " Maybe you could have used that".

 "Like how?" she asked.

  I did my best to try and explain that she could turn a squiggle into a cloud, or a smudge mark into different animal shapes.

 "yea, I know" she said (because of course she knows everything, shes 6).

Not sure what you would call this pose..

 I wasn't convinced she really got what I meant, and made a mental note to expand on that thought at a later time.

 I went on amazon later that night and I think I searched something like "kids art books" and after some scrolling through I came across Beautiful oops by Barney Saltzberg. It looked like what I was looking for so I bought it and with free next day delivery through amazon prime (can I get a hell yeah) it arrived the next day.

 We were not disappointed. At first glance its a very attractive book. (Attracted to books. Is that a thing?) I mean its pretty, colourful, and robust. When you hold it it seems substantial. However I would not recommend it to toddlers without adult supervision as the pages are pretty easy to grab at and tear.

 This book beautifully illustrates what I was trying so desperately to explain to Scarlett earlier. We all make mistakes. In art, as in life. Mistakes are not to be feared or ashamed of, but something to look at and learn from and in art even celebrate!

 This book gives you ideas of what to do when life hands you bent edges, torn pages, holes, and smudges

 

 It does it in a imaginative and very clever way. With bold, contrasting colours to catch the readers eye.

The author has actually torn the book and bent pages which makes it very 3-D and interactive.

 This is the kind of book kids will keep coming back to, wanting to explore and touch the pages. It is a great addition to any bookshelf and any budding artist.

 You can find the book on Amazon Here. 


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                                                   - Always, Kass