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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2012
To summarize, the premise of this book is to show that making mistakes is okay--that you can turn mistakes into "beautiful oops." For example, in the first few pages, a rip in a page becomes the mouth of an alligator and paint spills turn into elephants. I saw my daughter's eyes light up with a new way of looking at the world (and "mistakes) when we read this book for the first time. It remains a go-to favorite, and makes for a great gift.
Furthermore, the artwork is fantastic--it has the aura and feel of an elementary school art classroom. Watercolor, different textures, and actual photographic elements combine to make this a very visually-appealing book for all ages.
Besides having a great concept and look, this book has unexpected and creative interactivity--The paper engineering is great--it's not just a simple flap here and there, but flaps--both paper and clear plastic--come at all angles, making it a fun challenge to find where to open them.
Best of all, this book is very durable. Despite the multitude of flaps, which I usually expect to be torn out if kids' aren't careful, the Oops book has stood the test of my 3 year-old. All the pages and flaps are laminated or have some kind of protective coating, and the pages are several layers thick.
Furthermore, the artwork is fantastic--it has the aura and feel of an elementary school art classroom. Watercolor, different textures, and actual photographic elements combine to make this a very visually-appealing book for all ages.
Besides having a great concept and look, this book has unexpected and creative interactivity--The paper engineering is great--it's not just a simple flap here and there, but flaps--both paper and clear plastic--come at all angles, making it a fun challenge to find where to open them.
Best of all, this book is very durable. Despite the multitude of flaps, which I usually expect to be torn out if kids' aren't careful, the Oops book has stood the test of my 3 year-old. All the pages and flaps are laminated or have some kind of protective coating, and the pages are several layers thick.
