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.


如何使平凡變非凡？只需要一點活力！《Beautiful Oops!》的作者 Barney Saltzberg 透過具啟發性與詼諧的手法，出了《A Little Bit of Oomphs!》這一本關於創意的繪本。本書要教小朋友非常重要的一課：做任何事情都要全心全意，且想辦法更努力一點，只要多付出一點努力，加上很多的活力，就能做好任何事。有了一點點活力，透過書中翻摺頁，就能把種子神奇地變成一束立體的花。有了一點點活力，小小的世界也能像小魚缸裡的金魚一樣，展望寬闊的海洋。活力可以讓狗尾巴變出有趣的故事（內含小書），也可以讓好奇化為探索的動力、讓白日夢變成遊戲、讓你的歌聲變成他人的舞姿。本書豐富的想像力、鮮豔活潑的繪圖、以及紙藝，為小朋友帶來喜悅。書中充滿了彈跳式立體圖像、翻摺頁、旋轉圓圈和插頁，此外，每頁頁尾都有 Barney 的不朽名言：「活力一點點，創意你我都可以！」