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I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
by Karen Beaumont and David Catrow
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780152024888 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
A dab of blue here, a splash of red there, a goopy smear of green...everywhere. To the tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," one creative kid floods his world with color, painting first the walls, then the ceiling, then HIMSELF! Before this feisty artist is through, he'll have painted his head, back, hands, legs, feet, and...Oh no — here comes Mama! Karen Beaumont's zippy text and David Catrow's zany illustrations turn an infamous childhood activity into raucous storytime fun, giving a silly twist to the fine art of self-expression.
Review:
"Written to the tune of 'It Ain't Gonna Rain No More,' this lighthearted frolic by the creators of I Like Myself! centers on an aspiring young artist who makes elaborate paintings on the ceilings and walls, until mama shouts, 'Ya ain't a-gonna paint no more!' and stashes the boy's art supplies on the top shelf of a closet. Determinedly declaring 'but there ain't no way that I ain't gonna paint no more,' the youngster climbs onto a makeshift pyramid to reach his paints — the only splash of color in an otherwise black-and-white spread. The rollicking rhymed narrative and stylized ink-and-paint illustrations then reveal the narrator painting his body parts in a variety of wild patterns, while — with comic irony — he chants the refrain that comprises the book's title. In a child-tickling finale, the boy bellows, 'But I'm such a nut,/ gonna paint my /what?!' drolly avoiding mentioning the body part that completes the rhyme. Given the plot's premise, Catrow's humorously hyperbolic art fittingly takes center stage here, growing increasingly flamboyant and electric as the boy embellishes more and more of his anatomy — and his playful pooch becomes equally well decorated." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
Review:
"Here's one that kids will beg for again and again and again." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis:
With zippy text and zany illustrations, this book turns an infamous childhood activity into raucous story-time fun with the tale of a spirited child who, after being told not to paint the walls, paints himself instead.
About the Author
Karen Beaumont's flair for rhythm and rhyme was evident in I Like Myself!, her first book with David Catrow. She lives in San Martin, California.
David Catrow is a political cartoonist and the illustrator of many popular books for children, including the Book Sense Top Ten selection Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll. He lives in Springfield, Ohio.
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Katy, January 6, 2008 (view all comments by Katy)
For all of the budding artists out there, this one is for you! The rhyming is hysterical while the pictures tell a complete story on thier own. A great family pick.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780152024888
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Harcourt Children's Books
- Author:
- ill.:
- Catrow, David
- Illustrator:
- Catrow, David
- Location:
- Orlando, Fla.
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
- Subject:
- Painting
- Subject:
- Art (painting sculpture artists architecture etc.)
- Subject:
- Stories in rhyme
- Subject:
- General Juvenile Fiction
- Subject:
- Situations / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Series Volume:
- Nr. 26
- Publication Date:
- April 2005
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Grade Level:
- Preschool
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- YES
- Pages:
- 32
- Dimensions:
- 10.20x9.34x.36 in. .86 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 03-07
