I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! by Karen
Beaumont, illustrated by David Catrow. 2012. 30 pgs. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 9780547870359.
Format reviewed: Board book.
Annotation: A
small child loves to paint everything, and after a bath, decides to paint all
over his body.
Reaction: The
boy lives in a black and white, ink world, but the paint is vibrant colors of
oil paint, making the impact of color even more prominent. The look of sheer
joy as the boy paints himself is priceless, as he makes a giant mess- and
masterpiece- of different parts of his
body. The rhythm of the story follows the folk tune “It Ain’t Gonna Rain No
More”.
Primary
early literacy skills: Print Awareness. As the boy
paints parts of his body, the parts are called out in very large type face, and
the color of the font matches the color of the paint used on that part of the
body.
Recommended
ages: 2 and up.
Tags/themes: Painting,
Art, Color, Parts of the Body.
Author
site/additional titles: Click here.
Illustrator’s site/additional titles: www.catrow.com
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