My Book of Beautiful Oops! A Scribble It, Smear It, Fold It, Tear It Journal for Young Artists

<DIV>Every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. This is the central idea of <I>Beautiful Oops!</I>, Barney Saltzberg’s beloved bestseller—and now <I>My Book of Beautiful Oops!</I>, an interactive journal for young artists, takes that principle into unexpected new directions.<BR/><BR/> A hands-on journal that’s meant to be personalized—drawn in, painted on, torn up, smudged, or otherwise artistically wrecked—<I>My Book of Beautiful Oops!</I> is filled with folded, crumpled, die-cut, and lift-the-flap pages that will challenge the reader’s sense of play. The friendly green alligator from the first book prompts the reader: Bend a page. Decorate a smudge. Play with splats and spills. Even complete a poem that was accidentally ripped in half.<BR/><BR/><I>My Beautiful Book of Oops! </I>champions imagination, play, and the courage to express oneself. It’s about self-forgiveness, about turning off that inner critic that clamors fo