Oops! by Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle Jolivet (Pub: French 2009; Pub English translation 2010)
Oops! is a fun book where one thing leads to another in this madcap race through Paris, as an unlucky family tried to make it to the airport amid the chaos: A movie shoot, a parade, policemen, rampaging bears, aliens, and much more collide in this remarkable new picture book adventure.
Very stylistically French, with "Joëlle Jolivet’s signature retro, and it's eye-catching style", this book is full of twists and turns where each page has several 'oops's' to find with your child as you read it together.
There is about three to four sentences on each page, and often there is action, not only in the drawings, but also as much of the written words are spoken from the characters heightening the intensity of the book, with the family's desperate attempt to get to the airport in time.
The use of the written words being not just straight but also angular at times, lends itself to a sense of fun and playfulness. And the author cleverly uses the 'movie frame' idea towards the end of the book on a double page to help break up the continual double spread of each page.
Finally, the books concludes with a opening flap to help the readers find the "chain of catastrophes".
Great for children 5 - 9 years old, this oversized book, would be a good book to buy for your own children or as a gift for others, and would certainly give depth to any picture book collection.
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