5 Minutes for Books‘ reviewer Dawn is happy to share a unique new activity book designed for children to create their own art out of silly prompts… and we have a giveaway that is truly one of a kind. Thanks to Workman Publishing for sending Dawn a copy of the book and providing a prize pack for our winner.
Do you have a child with an artistic eye? Someone who likes to draw, paint, imagine, and be silly? Barney Saltzberg has the perfect activity book to tap into that creativity. My Book of Beautiful Oops!: A Scribble It, Smear It, Fold It, Tear It Journal for Young Artists says a whole lot in that title, for it is a truly unique book that encourages children to produce art in wacky ways.
Open the book, and you’ll find splats and smears of bright colors, a torn page, and a crumpled piece of paper all just waiting to be transformed… into whatever a child can imagine. There’s even one page that’s perforated so that it can be torn out, ripped up, and then reattached to the journal however the artist likes. Sketches, patterns, illustrations, and photographs make up the “starter” images, and many colors abound among the pages.
It’s a common thing for children to be unencumbered in their creations of art. Many kids don’t question their abilities, because they’re drawing or painting just for the fun of it, and that’s what this book absolutely inspires. Complete fun. Joy in the act of creation!
Watch below for a peek of the book in action:
My 11-year-old daughter was intrigued by this book at first glance, and before I could even take a look at it, she was thumbing through it. Her first question was, of course, “Can I have this book?” Though I asked her to hold off on starting any journaling before I was finished with reviewing it, I know she’s already thinking of some ways to make it her own. What better time than the summer to get such a book, right? My Book of Beautiful Oops! is available for purchase now, in stores or online.
If you think you know a child who would love this unique artistic journal, be sure to enter our giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a copy of the book and a beautiful keychain created from their child’s own artwork!
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- your own copy of My Beautiful Book of Oops!
- a titanium keychain created from your child’s artwork
Giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only. Prizes and samples provided by Workman Publishing.
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It’s a unique new activity book designed for children
My nephew draws strange abstract figures.
My 5 year old son made such a beautiful picture of he and his sister riding a unicorn over the rainbow. I would choose this one.
The picture my granddaughter drew she is proud of.
i would do a picture he drew of himself
I would like to immortalize my Mother’s artwork from when she was a child in one of those.
I have so many to choose from. Id really have to think this one over before deciding!
My nephew drew me a picture (my favorite!!!) of me and him at the park when he was young. That would definitely be my pick….<3
my niece just drew me a picture of a beautiful rainbow, I would put that one in a keychain
His Heart drawing!
Just her everyday scribbles.
I’d love to have on of my daughter’s self portraits!!
My oldest granddaughter is a very good artist and I would use one of her pieces.
I would use a picture my grandson drew of me and him together inside a big heart.
A “fire boy” drawing of my daughters.
our family portrait that our daughter drew for me for mother’s day last year.
My daughter used to make the cutest little guys! I’d love one of those on a keychain!
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A cartoon version of our family that she drew would be great!
My grandson is very talented and loves drawing.
I don’t know for sure which artwork I would pick — maybe a puppy my daughter drew when she was young. Thanks for the giveaway!
A drawing of the dog.
My toddlers cute scribbles!
I would get a picture of an owl that my son drew for me! He loves owls so this would be super cute! 🙂
I have so many, it would be hard to choose!!
It would be my 11 year old. She is very creative and loves to draw with a great imagination.
My cousin’s youngest son’s artwork is what I’d use for my keychain.
I love when they draw photos of our family pets.
I’d love to have a keychain of my daughter’s drawings.
Something my cousin have drawn! 🙂
a picture my son drew of a turkey!
My daughters first drawing of our family it’s so special and precious to me I’d like to have it forever
I would use the picture of the beach that my daughter drew for us!
I’d actually like to give this to my friend for her daughter’s art.
One of my 3 year old daughters work would be amazing!!
I would choose any of my daughters drawings
I would like to make a keychain from my daughter’s artwork. She draws cute animals.
My daughter’s first scribbles!
My son draws great pics of rockets!
my son draws a lot, so he has many pictures, i would like him choose one of his faves
My daughter drew some flowers that are just so cute. I would do those.
My granddaughter. She is a great little carrier!
Artist!
I would love to have my oldest son’s artwork on a keychain!
my daughter loves drawing mermaids so i will make that into a keychain
The picture of our family she drew me on Mothers Day
I would love to have my daughters artwork created into a keychain! She loves to color and draw!
I would love work from my son Gianni.
My kids draw really great monsters and flowers. I would love to have those as keychains
I love my sweet as sugar Chloe Pearl’s mermaid drawings.
love a recent water color!
My daughter made this amazing polar bear that I would love to have forever
MY oldest daughter made some pretty cool art projects in school this last year, that I would love to have as a memory.
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I have 2 daughters so I would want both of their artwork on my keychain!
My niece has so much cute little artwork. She likes to draw flowers
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I have a picture of a cat that I would like as a key chain.
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Any of my daughter’s pieces. She always has a story behind everything she draws for me. <3
i would like the picture my son made of my husband during christmas
That would be a tough decision. My daughter is quite the artist. I think I would pick one of her monsters she did a few years ago.
I’d use a piece my mother saved of my artwork that means a lot to me as I do not have kids.
my little niece I would love some of her artwork
my middle child makes great motorcycle art i think he might grow up to be a tattoo artist
My son has a detailed dragon piece of artwork I would use or maybe a random drawing that my daughter has created.
A pic of our parakeet that my daughter drew.
Our grandson is 6 and has an incredible talent for drawing. I would love to put a drawing he has done of Casey, our dog, on a key chain. He would absolutely love this book. We like to frame our grandchildren’s artwork. It is a great substitute to the usual pictures we display. Thanks for the super giveaway opportunity.
My niece draws so much that it’s hard to pick one piece of art of hers to put on a keychain but I would choose the one she just won an award for.