The Book of Mistakes

Posted on 03 July 2017 by Corinna Luyken

Zoom meets Beautiful Oopsin this memorable picture book debut about the creative process, and the way in which mistakes can blossom into inspiration One eye was bigger than the other That was a mistake.The weird frog cat cow thing It made an excellent bush.And the inky smudges they look as if they were always meant to be leaves floating gently across the sky.As one artist incorporates accidental splotches, spots, and misshapen things into her art, she transforms her piece in quirky and unexpected ways, taking readers on a journey through her process Told in minimal, playful text, this story shows readers that even the biggest mistakes can be the source of the brightest ideas and that, at the end of the day, we are all works in progress, too.Fans of Peter Reynolds s Ish and Patrick McDonnell s A Perfectly Messed Up Story will love the funny, poignant, completely unique storytelling of The Book of Mistakes And, like Oh, The Places You ll Go , it makes the perfect graduation gift, encouraging readers to have a positive outlook as they learn to face life s obstacles. Best Read [ The Book of Mistakes ] author [ Corinna Luyken ] – kino-fada.fr Each year my family reads all the Goodreads award nominated picture books, and we have been doing this for years Everyone rates each book and adds a comment and it may or may not affect my overall rating This is book 5 of 2017.Tara 5 stars Steam punky My favorite so far this year.Harry 12 4 stars All of these mistakes opened up into new possibilities.Hank 11 3.5 stars Lyra 10 ...Fantastic lesson here even mistakes can lead to creativity Young children will be encouraged by the creative ways the artist writer finds to fix mistakes.My son is past the age of simple picture books, but he enjoys the snuggle reading time with me, so I try to choose wisely This book is beautiful and inspiring I love everything about the messageone we all could...What a creatively odd, little bookGorgeous illustrations in an extra large format with lots of white space This tells a poetic story of mistakes leading to magic, as they sometimes do in the creative process.Wow This book celebrates improvisation and imagination It shows how simple improvised changes can transform artwork mistakes into something that is purposeful and even beautiful The transformation of the artwork is so subtle at first, but becomes majestic and awe inspiring by the end The illustrations, created using black ink, colored pencils, and watercolor, are simply fantastic and I know that I could spend several minutes looking at almost any individual page and still find something ne Wow This book celebrates improvisatio...This is an artistic book where continued mistakes in the artwork lead to changes and elaborations of the beautiful fun artwork that is developing The message of this book is to not let mistakes frustrate you or set you back Mistakes could lead to discovering...SO GORGEOUS And local Hopefully, she uses our libraries This isn t right for storytime, bc the illustrations are too detailed for a large group share, but srsly pick it up to read yourself.So fresh and stunning.A beautiful children s book that shows how mistakes help make us who we are Gorgeous illustrations and a message that we all need to hear mistakes can lead to something beautifulCharming, original, and both accessible and L iterary For all ages Caldecott worthy Purchase worthy.Whether in your art or in your life, what are the mistakes that inspired the most growth in you

English
03 July 2017

Corinna Luyken