Max Paints the House

Max

by Ken Wilson-Max

Little Pink, Max, and Big Blue try to paint the house to match the sky, but the sky keeps changing.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published July 1, 1999

About the author

Ken Wilson-Max was born in 1965 and raised in Zimbabwe and studied design in the U.K. He is the author-illustrator of many children’s books. He says that he has always believed that people are more similar than different, and that that is worth celebrating. Ken Wilson-Max lives in London.

Reviews

[Kirstin LaBelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is definetely a book for young readers, as it teaches colors and shapes.
Through out the story Max, little pink and big blue paint the house all different colors to match the sky not realizing that the sky changes colors at different times of the day. At the end, the house is painted like a rainbow.

I gave this book a 2 star rating because I felt like it kind of gave kids the idea to go paint all over their house, although it does teach shapes and colors.

[Alma Loredo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Little Pink (the pig) initially paints the house early in the morning to match the color of the sky. By the time Max and Big Blue (the elephant) come outside to see the artwork the sky had changed colors. Throughout the story all three paint the house different colors to match the sky without thinking that the sky changes colors according to the weather and time of day. They eached changed the others artwork by adding their own touch. At the end they all included everyones color by making a rainbow. I like the way this book ends in a compromise. This book is a good book for working in a team with people that have different strategies.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story and the fantastic colours means this is a very simple but effective way to go through the colours with your little one. I took my son to baby signing and this book proved useful in going through the BSL signs for the colours.

[Katrina Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book for young readers

Teaches:
*Colors
*Shapes
* Adjectives ( colors, shape) ; describe

Utilize this book to be very hands-on, bring in a lot of props, use the students as examples

* Have students get into groups based on the color of their shirt...etc.

[Kirsten · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one ended up being too young for the group I read to today, but I'd recommend it for young preschoolers.

[Bridget]

Thank you, Ms. Griffin for giving this to William.

On the hardcover shelf.

[Samantha Fortune · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is definetely a book for young readers, as it teaches colors and shapes.
Through out the story Max, little pink and big blue paint the house all different colors to match the sky not realizing that the sky changes colors at differnt times of the day. At the end, the house is painted like a rainbow.

I gave this book a 1 star rating because I felt like it just gave kids the idea to go paint all over their house. Even though it does teach shapes and colors, I don't think it really had an overall meaning to it.