It's Not the End of the World, Or, Remain Calm and Carry On! OOPSIE-DO! by Tim Kubart

Talk about having a bad day!

All is cheery as Dad, with baby in sling and preschooler in tow, sets out to deliver them to daycare and preschool. But once she's there, this little girl's day is all downhill. It's her turn to feed the classroom goldfish, but she spills the fish food all over the floor. No way she can put that flaky stuff back in the can. What to do?

JUST SAY "OOPSIE-DO!"

The kids pitch in! With a broom, a dustpan, and a handy trash can, it's spit-spot and soon forgot.

But Murphy's law is in effect still. If something can go wrong, it will.

At art time, just as she completes her yellow submarine, the blue paint runs and turns it green. OOPS!

There's nothing for it but to turn her realistic picture into an expressionist statement of the essence of the sea.

Chasing a ball, she takes a fall. At snack time, she pulls out her treat and it falls at her feet! What does she do?

SAY "OOPSIE DO!"

When it's time to go, she mis-be-buttons her coat, but that's easily fixed. But when she lets the puppy with muddy feet squeeze in through the front door, she can't take back the tracks. But her smile doesn't stop as she reaches for the mop.

But the day's not over yet! The baby flings spaghetti and it lands on her Teddy. The toothpaste misses the toothbrush, but lands squarely on her PJs. But, hey, that's okay; it's a flub-the-dub day, and at last it's over--

OOPSIES CAN HAPPEN AND GET IN YOUR WAY.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY SHOULD RUIN YOUR DAY!

As the English say, "Remain calm and carry on," and our girl does, to the recurring refrain of "Ooopsie-Do," in songwriter Tim Kubart's new picture book for those who make big boo-boos, Oopsie-do! (Harper, 2018). With the downloadable song with this book, preschool kids can learn to to meet life's little screw-ups with a smile and a sing-along moment. Artist Lori Richmond's illustrations are perky and cute and have plenty of appeal to kids who should know that their turn to mess up is bound to show up sooner or later.