10/4/2023 0 Comments Cover of beautiful oops![]() But could it be appropriate for adults, too? Why?Ħ. ![]() Does this make reading more fun? What sorts of readers is Saltzberg writing for? This is generally considered a book for small children. This author invites readers to engage–to manipulate the book, to do things as they read. in a newspaper? Why? Also talk about the interactive aspect of the book. Do readers enjoy this kind of variety? It works beautifully in a book like this–but would this kind of presentation work everywhere? Say. Notice how every page is different: Fonts change, images change, colors change. Talk about the presentation in Saltzberg’s book. This might be a good time to add vision to a word wall or to writing journals.ĥ. Talk about the artistic creativity needed to see a mistake as a possibility–as the beginning of something new. When you finish, make a display of your various redeemed mistakes. ![]() Students will have fun transforming a simple smudge or spill into something creative, but a paper with ten spills may be so challenging that the playfulness melts away.Ĥ. Use your imagination in thinking how you might create holes, rips, shreds, or spills that could be transformed into something else. You’ll need supplies for this–newspaper, wrapping paper, string or yarn, glue, paint, etc. On the first page, for example, what does that tear look like? What else could it become?ģ. But–before you look to see the “solution,” take time to guess on your own what the various mistakes might turn into. If possible, have students (especially young students) help turn the pages, and peek behind the flaps. How does it feel to make a mistake like this? Can it ruin your day? Does it have to?Ģ. Then make a list of the kinds of little things–rips and smears and smudges–that can seem to spoil our work. To move them on to a larger and more interesting perspective, begin with an example of your own–say, a coffee ring on a note you were composing or a lesson plan you were making. Talk about “mistakes.” What sorts of mistakes do writers and artists make? At first, students may think in terms of conventions–spelling and punctuation. This is a book you’ll want to give as a gift–to the youngest and oldest writers you know. The layout is interactive–there’s always something to peer through or look behind. The book is physically delightful: small enough to hold, big enough to contain many wonderful examples. And what you think is the end of your masterpiece is really just the beginning of something new. An artist looks at a smudge, smear, or stain, and sees possibilities, shapes, emerging stories. But no–this is a book about art, and about how artists think. ![]() That would be enough–it’s a golden lesson to be sure. This isn’t just a book about turning mistakes into beautiful opportunities. And this is where it gets really interesting. And from the very first example you’ll get the message: A torn paper? No–a little paint and voile! it’s transformed into a crocodile’s mouth! A bent corner? Heck, it could become a 3-D penguin! A spill could turn into–well, just about anything. The minute you see it, you’ll want to reach for it–it’s that irresistible. It belongs in classrooms and libraries, on coffee tables, and certainly on the desk of anyone who writes. On the back cover of this delightful book, it says, “When you think you have made a mistake (and what kid or grown-up hasn’t?), think of it as an opportunity to make something beautiful!” That pretty well sums up the message of this little sturdy-paged book that is clearly intended for young readers–but touches the hearts and spirits of everyone. Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg, 2010.
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