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Play with Paint!
When it comes to painting, there are so many possibilities! Mix colors, swish your brush around, and see what sorts of marks you can make with just your hand and a bit of paint in this adorable board book!
Creative play meets self-expression in this board book perfect for budding-artist babies!
Creative play meets self-expression in this board book perfect for budding-artist babies!
- GenresPicture BooksArt
22 pages, Board Book
Published September 1, 2020
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September 27, 2020
Richie’s Picks: PLAY WITH PAINT! (board book) by Jenny Pinkerton, Penguin Workshop, September 2020, 20p., ISBN: 978-0-593-09443-3
“I drew a line for you
What a thing to do
And it was all yellow”
-- Coldplay (2000)
I can take or leave the majority of board books published. Too many are “generic” and/or terminally cute. My favorites tend to be lyrical (I TOOK THE MOON FOR A WALK), funny (OH NO, GEORGE!), and/or predictable patterned (BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?). They are frequently books that have already succeeded as jacketed picture books and are subsequently published in the board book format.
Nevertheless, I dig through the upcoming board books and, every once in a while, I discover a gem like PLAY WITH PAINT! which is neither lyrical, funny, or predictable.
Instead, PLAY WITH PAINT! is an exciting activity book designed to guide preschool children through an exploration of painting. It includes investigation of colors, textures, and painting tools. There’s even a clean-it-up section as the book concludes.
Parents and caregivers can prepare easels or surfaces on which to paint; assemble the materials shown in the book; and prepare the young artists for their hands-on activity time by reading it aloud.
“Squirt!
Dip your hand in the cold, wet paint.
Feel it glide across the paper.
Hands can make all sorts of marks.
Look!”
The illustrations (including text) are composed of paint in bright primary and secondary shades, with white backgrounds.
“More paper please.”
This is a super-fun, first-rate, professional-level, early childhood activity book. It will be a great find for any parent with preschoolers stuck at home.
Richie Partington, MLIS
Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.pbworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/richiespicks/
richiepartington@gmail.com
“I drew a line for you
What a thing to do
And it was all yellow”
-- Coldplay (2000)
I can take or leave the majority of board books published. Too many are “generic” and/or terminally cute. My favorites tend to be lyrical (I TOOK THE MOON FOR A WALK), funny (OH NO, GEORGE!), and/or predictable patterned (BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?). They are frequently books that have already succeeded as jacketed picture books and are subsequently published in the board book format.
Nevertheless, I dig through the upcoming board books and, every once in a while, I discover a gem like PLAY WITH PAINT! which is neither lyrical, funny, or predictable.
Instead, PLAY WITH PAINT! is an exciting activity book designed to guide preschool children through an exploration of painting. It includes investigation of colors, textures, and painting tools. There’s even a clean-it-up section as the book concludes.
Parents and caregivers can prepare easels or surfaces on which to paint; assemble the materials shown in the book; and prepare the young artists for their hands-on activity time by reading it aloud.
“Squirt!
Dip your hand in the cold, wet paint.
Feel it glide across the paper.
Hands can make all sorts of marks.
Look!”
The illustrations (including text) are composed of paint in bright primary and secondary shades, with white backgrounds.
“More paper please.”
This is a super-fun, first-rate, professional-level, early childhood activity book. It will be a great find for any parent with preschoolers stuck at home.
Richie Partington, MLIS
Richie's Picks http://richiespicks.pbworks.com
https://www.facebook.com/richiespicks/
richiepartington@gmail.com
January 1, 2021
This brightly colored board book will be very attractive to toddlers. Most of the images look to be real pictures of finger painting, giving the reader the feeling they're watching art in progress. The text is written as finger paint with each letter sporting a different color. Several of the pages talk about mixing the paint to make new colors. All round a nice toddler introduction to finger painting!
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September 30, 2020
My first time seeing this book was on a rainy, gloomy day--and it immediately provided some much-needed color! This board book introduces very young children to different colors in a fun (and possibly interactive) manner. The colors are introduced through activities such as dipping your hand in red paint and smearing it across the page, making handprints, creating cute little creatures using paint on hands and fingers, and mixing colors to see what happens. Some fun tools are even introduced such as painting with a sponge or using rollers to make squiggles, dots, and stripes. Even the lettering on each page is made up of every color in the rainbow allowing children to see all the colors on every page--which is great for repetition and learning.
This book is perfect for young children who are learning their colors, but it also introduces all the fun activities you can do with paint. When I was reading this book, I thought it would be the perfect book for an accompanying art project. It is a great way to show many different colors, but it also shows how creative you can be with just a little paint and a few simple tools--or even just using your hands and fingers.
The artwork provided throughout the book resembles exactly what a child would do--a small handprint, swirls with a finger, and just taking a paintbrush and mixing all the colors together to get a brown gooey mess!
This book is perfect for young children who are learning their colors, but it also introduces all the fun activities you can do with paint. When I was reading this book, I thought it would be the perfect book for an accompanying art project. It is a great way to show many different colors, but it also shows how creative you can be with just a little paint and a few simple tools--or even just using your hands and fingers.
The artwork provided throughout the book resembles exactly what a child would do--a small handprint, swirls with a finger, and just taking a paintbrush and mixing all the colors together to get a brown gooey mess!
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April 8, 2020E ARC from Edelweiss
When I look at picture books I automatically look through the librarian lense at how this plays out in a storytime. I would LOVE to develop a storytime based around solely this book. It's so interactive. It encourages children to play in the paint, use non-traditional brushes for a unique look, and mix colors. This is a fun book to encourage play and creativity in children. It would be perfect to share with a child who is interested in art or to do with a small group setting and try some of the techniques they encourage. Bonus points for spotlighting that you have to clean your tools!
Definitely one to add for art teachers, storytimes, and preschools.
When I look at picture books I automatically look through the librarian lense at how this plays out in a storytime. I would LOVE to develop a storytime based around solely this book. It's so interactive. It encourages children to play in the paint, use non-traditional brushes for a unique look, and mix colors. This is a fun book to encourage play and creativity in children. It would be perfect to share with a child who is interested in art or to do with a small group setting and try some of the techniques they encourage. Bonus points for spotlighting that you have to clean your tools!
Definitely one to add for art teachers, storytimes, and preschools.
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March 30, 2020Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
September 15, 2020
Thanks to Penguin Young Readers for the review copy!
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April 2, 2021Identify colors and get excited for your own painting project with this color-filled board book.
January 12, 2022
Cute book about mixing and playing with different paint colours.
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