This book is whimsical and wonderful! This little, tiny book is not just about colors, there is a much bigger message here. The small mouse, who is able to manipulate an extra-large paintbrush and paint cans which are bigger than he is, is determined and ready to show what he has the potential to do.
The mouse artist playfully explores and experiments with the three primary colors - blue, yellow and red. Mouse starts off with only a table, paintbrush and can of blue, yellow and red paint, and his imagination takes off from there! Mouse creates a blue sky and sea of blue water; a bright yellow sun drawn up in the sky, with the help of the extra long paintbrush and table to stand on; a big red boat painted onto the water. Just when it seems like there is nothing left to paint, Mouse goes on yet another adventure. With the blink of an eye, the colors orange, green and purple are discovered allowing Mouse to put the finishing touches on his boat, add fish and shades of green to the water and create a green island far off in the distance.
This book shows what a little mouse with a lot of determination and imagination is capable of doing. The small size of the book and beautiful colors painted all throughout the pages makes this a great book to have in classroom libraries for young children. It is non-threatening (and wordless!) and will surely capture a child's attention!
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