Friday, August 12, 2011

Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg

Wow! I just discovered one of the best art books ever. Be sure to check out Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. It is an amazing pop-up flap book about how artists can turn mistakes into something beautiful. The best thing about it is that the examples are authentic drawings based off of mistakes--paint drips, torn and folded paper, holes in the page, and others. The illustrations are just fantastic!

The book occasionally comes with this awesome poster, which I have up in my classroom:


I cannot wait to share Beautiful Oops! with all of my students!
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4 comments:

  1. RenAugust 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Oh I love that poster! Thanks for sharing :]

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  2. Barney Saltzberg Author, Illustrator, SongwriterAugust 15, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    I'm delighted you like the book!

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  3. LTAugust 16, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    It is a wonderful book! I plan to do a whole lesson with my students about how mistakes are an opportunity to make something even cooler than they even planned. Such a great message for young artists! Thank you for such a great idea Mr. Saltzberg!

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  4. Holly B.August 23, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    I love this book too.

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