His newest book, ARLO NEEDS GLASSES, follows a shaggy dog as he reads an eye chart, looks through a phoropter, and assures schoolchildren who wear glasses-one out of every five-that they are cool and fun. "If we stifle creativity too often, we risk discouraging kids from being creative altogether." Saltzberg travels the country talking to schoolchildren and teachers, and recently did a standing-room-only event at the National Art Educators' Association convention. "The concept that an 'oops' is OK takes the sting out of making a mistake," Saltzberg says.
Saltzberg shows us how a mistake can be made into something beautiful or clever. An accidental tear in your paper can become the roaring mouth of an alligator. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing-not when it can be seen as the shape of a monster. In his bestselling BEAUTIFUL OOPS!, Saltzberg offers a life lesson and an antidote to our overly-structured perfectionist culture that traps kids and adults alike. Author and illustrator Barney Saltzberg tells kids it’s OK to make mistakes.
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