Sesame Beginnings Oops - Sesame Street Author:Naomi Kleinberg This Sesame Beginnings board book tackles the topic of making mistakes. Separate vignettes show the Sesame Babies making small blunders, such as accidentally bopping another with a squishy ball, tipping a bowl of cereal, splattering paint on the wall, or tearing a page in a book. In each instance, the little one is reassured that it's okay to ma... more »ke mistakes?because everybody does sometimes?and that a remedy is at hand. The oopsies are those common to all children, and the tone throughout is soothing and supportive. A simple pull-tab at the end lets tots help Elmo set his own "OOPS!" (a cup of spilled milk) to rights.
To further support their curriculum, Sesame Workshop offers two destinations on their website: Sesame Street Beginnings: Talk, Read, Write (www.sesameworkshop.org/talkreadwrite), which suggests to adults "fun ways" to support preschoolers' literacy development; and Sesame Beginnings (www.sesameworkshop.org/babyworkshop/), which includes live-action clips, some with puppets and others with humans, that demonstrate ways that adults can help babies and toddlers explore and interact with the world around them.« less