The Book of Mistakes

ZoommeetsBeautifulOops!inthismemorablepicturebookdebutaboutthecreativeprocess,andthewayinwhich"mistakes"canblossomintoinspirationOneeyewasbiggerthantheother.Thatwasamistake.Theweirdfrog-cat-cowthing?Itmadeanexcellentbush.Andtheinkysmudges…theylookasiftheywerealwaysmeanttobeleavesfloatinggentlyacrossthesky.Asoneartistincorporatesaccidentalsplotches,spots,andmisshapenthingsintoherart,shetransformsherpieceinquirkyandunexpectedways,takingreadersonajourneythroughherprocess.Toldinminimal,playfultext,thisstoryshowsreadersthateventhebiggest“mistakes”canbethesourceofthebrightestideas—andthat,attheendoftheday,weareallworksinprogress,too.FansofPeterReynolds’sIshandPatrickMcDonnell’sAPerfectlyMessed-UpStorywilllovethefunny,poignant,completelyuniquestorytellingofTheBookofMistakes.And,likeOh,ThePlacesYou’llGo!,itmakestheperfectgraduationgift,encouragingreaderstohaveapositiveoutlookastheylearntofacelife’sobstacles.