BIBLIOGRAPHY
Fromental, Jean and Joelle Jolivet. 2010. OOPS! New York
PLOT SUMMARY
OOPS! is a energetic book about how a chain of events impedes a family’s trip to Djerba. As they rush to get into a taxi a bar of soap flying out the window sets off the chain of events. They try everything they can think of to make it to the airport on time for their flight. They ride in a taxi, on the subway, run, ride bikes, pile on a scooter, and run through the sewer. As they finally make it to their gate at the airport they see their plane taking off. Defeated they return to their home to find unexpected guests that make sure they make it to Djerba.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Fromental has written an action-packed book that will keep children trying to figure how each event was caused. The cheat sheet might be a bit confusing for younger children trying to determine the chain of events.
Jolivet’s brightly colored retro drawings take away from the text of the story. They are so busy you spend most of your time trying to figure out what is happening in each two page spread. The illustrations are definitely eye catching. My 3 year old son picks up this book anytime he sees it to look at the pictures.
I didn't find any cultural markers to show that this book was written by a French author or set in France.
REVIEW EXCERPTS (AWARDS)
Horn Book Honor Award
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: "In this cumulative, confounding comedy, a family races to catch a plane... The busy sequence exudes high anxiety, yet the chaotic crowd scenes are nearly illegible. At the conclusion, a gatefold titled "the chain of catastrophes" provides thumbnails of every spread and explains why the events took place."
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL: "Published in the same large format and featuring the same family as 365 Penguins (Abrams, 2006), this book attempts to demonstrate the law of unintended consequences. The family's struggle to catch a flight is complicated when a bar of errant soap flies out of their apartment window and becomes the impetus for an ever-increasing and chaotic chain of disasters."
CONNECTIONS
-Use this book to show chain of events to students
-Read this book to students who are building a Rube Golberg machine.
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