Paint
with Magic by Sandi
Wooton, illustrated by Pat Kan (Big Sky Publishing) HB RRP ISBN 9781922265180
Reviewed by
Dianne Bates
This is a
clever picture book which would be ideal for the classroom as it teaches the
readers which creatures live in and near the ocean.
Told in
rhyming verse ideal for reading aloud, it starts with a child indoors on a cold, rainy day who decides to
paint an octopus.
The octopus then dictates other creatures to be painted in
the sea such as fish, whale, dolphin, squid. The magic begins with the addition
of starfish, crabs, urchin and shells. But suddenly there’s a shark! What will
happen next?
This is a
fast-paced, exciting book which is sure to be a hit with readers aged three to
six years. The illustrations in watercolour are bright and attractive with the
artist declaring towards the end of the book, ‘It’s my best work, my best painting ever!’
Next there’s a
clean sheet of paper so the young artist gets to work on a new painting. To
find out what it begins with, you need to grab Paint with Magic and read it all the
way through!
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