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Paint Me a Picture

by Emily BANNISTER
illus. by Holly Hatam. 22p. Kane Miller. June 2017. Tr $11.99. ISBN 9781610675482.
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PreS-Gr 1—Pen-and-ink drawings of children in motion are enlivened by watercolors and rhymed entreaties to paint specific items. The rhymes are simple and straightforward. ("Paint me the blue sea to sail on far and wide. Paint me a pink dress to twirl in with pride.") Each spread features a splash of a particular primary or secondary color set against black-and-white illustrations. Words meant to personify the color or describe the characters are embedded within the image (for example, in various shades of pink, the words fun, energetic, thoughtful, and loving hide in a dancing girl's pink tutu). The final pages offer a brief explanation of primary and secondary colors, but this information comes as an afterthought.
VERDICT Those looking for a color mixing concept book may want to consider Ellen Stoll Walsh's Mouse Paint, and those in need of a fanciful romp through the color wheel should turn to Julia Denos's Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color. Still, this is an adequate addition.
Reviewed by Lisa Taylor, Jacksonville Public Library, FL , Feb 01, 2017

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