
At the time, Jackson was in charge of the American Hospital in Neuilly, only a brisk bicycle ride away from the home he shared with his wife, Toquette, and teenage son, Phillip.
Sumner Jackson, a high-profile American-born surgeon, found himself in the perilous position of living a few doors down fashionable Avenue Foch from the Gestapo headquarters. Prizing and samples provided by Workman Publishing.After the Germans occupied Paris in 1940, Dr. Need help entering a giveaway? Check out my blog post for some help!
kid’s artist kit including smock, paintbrushes, and palette. WIN IT: (1) US winner will receive an Artist Kit for kids My daughter was hesitant at first to write in a book but then excited when I encouraged her to (and of course explained how she could only do that to this book.) Each page has something to do to prompt kids to appreciate “oops!” We make mistakes everywhere and kids should know they are okay and easily fixed up! I love the prompts in this book and that is held up to my daughter’s creativity!īUY IT: Check out My Book of Beautiful Oops! on Amazon or wherever books are sold. Kids are encouraged to be creative with this book. This is a small hardcover book packed with thick cardboard pages for kids to draw on, color, rip and more. Check out the Beautiful Oops! Website for more information and fun! He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, two dogs, and a pond full of fish. Additionally, he’s recorded four albums of songs for children. That’s a lesson to celebrate!īarney Saltzberg is the author of more than 30 books for children, including Beautiful Oops!, A Little Bit of Oomph!, Good Egg, and the bestselling Touch and Feel Kisses series. And it’s about freedom-the freedom to be creative and follow curiosity wherever it goes. It’s about self-forgiveness and about turning off that inner critic that clamors for perfection. MY BOOK OF BEAUTIFUL OOPS! champions imagination, play, and the courage to express oneself. Even complete a poem that was accidentally ripped in half.įilled with folded, crumpled, die-cut, and lift-the-flap pages, the activities will challenge the reader’s sense of play as they draw in, paint on, tear up, smudge, and ultimately artistically wreck the book.
The friendly green alligator-familiar to readers of Beautiful Oops!-prompts the reader to imagine the possibilities of a bent page. MY BOOK OF BEAUTIFUL OOPS! is a hands-on journal that’s designed to help young hands and minds turn an “ oops” into art. I’m working with Workman Publishing to share this giveaway.