A Little Bit of Oomph!

A Little Bit of Oomph! is an utterly inspiring and highly interactive book by Barney Saltzberg, author of Beautiful Oops! It introduces children aged 4-11 to the concept of 'oomph,' which is about adding extra effort, heart, and imagination to make everyday things extraordinary. Through vibrant illustrations and clever paper engineering, including pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, and peepholes, the book visually demonstrates how a sprinkle of seeds becomes a bouquet or a goldfish bowl expands into an ocean. It's a wonderful tool for encouraging creativity, perseverance, and self-confidence, showing that everyone can make things beautiful with a little extra push.

How do you make the ordinary extraordinary? With a little bit of oomph! An utterly inspiring and playful new book on creativity from Barney Saltzberg, author of Beautiful Oops!, A Little Bit of Oomph! teaches the invaluable lesson of throwing your heart into whatever you’re doing and trying just a little bit harder— because with a little extra effort and a lot of oomph, you can make anything beautiful. With a little bit of oomph you can help a sprinkle of seeds—lift flap—become a magical, three-dimensional bouquet of flowers. With a little bit of oomph, small notions—like a goldfish in a little bowl—open out to big oceans (just look through the peephole!). Oomph can transform a dog’s tail into a funny tale (there’s a miniature book involved). Oomph changes curiosity into discovery, daydreams into playthings, your singing into others’ dancing. A triumph of imagination, vibrant, colorful art, and paper engineering, A Little Bit of Oomph! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, spinning circles and gatefolds—and, underlying every page, Barney’s timeless message that creativity is for everyone. Just add a little bit of oomph.