SOLVED. Portal through closet NOT Narnia (Chose your adventure). Character must mix colors to make purple. [s]

[AquaMoon]

I'm looking for a very particular Chose Your Adventure-type book I remember from childhood. In it, the character ("you") discovers a secret door at the back of his/her/their/your closet, which leads to another world. This is NOT in the Narnia series. I read it back in the mid-80s (so I would guess it was published anywhere from 1980-1987).

The only other particular detail I recall is at one crossroads the character is asked to mix colors to make purple. The choices were: Red + Blue, Yellow + Blue, and All The Colors (which made a goopy, drippy black and was obviously the wrong choice). I'm guessing it was a book geared to younger children, since an older child would know what colors mix to make what.

I'm not sure if it was actually in the Chose Your Own Adventure series or one of the many knock-offs, which were popular at the time. I don't even recall the premise of the story, Only the details about the door and the colors.

I would like to find it again, only to relieve that nagging "what was that book again?" feeling.

Thank you

[Rainbowheart]

I remember two younger versions of CYOA from that time period.

Do either of these series look right?

https://www.goodreads.com/series/276746

https://www.goodreads.com/series/122846

[AquaMoon]

Rainbowheart wrote: "I remember two younger versions of CYOA from that time period.

Do either of these series look right?

https://www.goodreads.com/series/276746

https://www.goodreads.com/series/122846"

I wish I could say. I don't recall what the cover looked like, unfortunately. Only a couple interior illustrations: One of the character discovering a door in the closet and the other of the goopy, streaky mess created when all the colors were mixed together. I think it could be one of the first. I'll have a look. Thank you.

[Rainbowheart]

Were the illustrations themselves in color?

That would rule out either of the above series. They just had B&W pictures.

[Rosa]

You might find it on this page of gamebooks for younger children: https://gamebooks.org/Category/7

[Rainbowheart]

Oh, that's a good link. I forgot about the Which Way Secret Door series.

Maybe The Enchanted Forest?

[Rainbowheart]

I think this may be it!

The Magic Carpet mentions going through a secret door in the closet.

[AquaMoon]

Rainbowheart wrote: "I think this may be it!

The Magic Carpet mentions going through a secret door in the closet."

This is it!! When I saw the cover, I remembered it! Thank you!! Now to see of my library system has it.

[Rainbowheart]

Awesome, glad that was the right one!

And thanks to Rosa for mentioning the Which Way Secret Door series. I had forgotten all about it. I even found a book I used to have, Brontosaurus Moves In.