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Synopsis
Explosively colorful, messy fun unfolds in this delightful, funky picture book. A big-headed little boy can not keep himself from turning the house into a canvas for his color madness, much to the chagrin of his mother who banishes him to the bath, bellowing "Ya ain't a-gonna paint no more!" But though the paints are hidden away on the top shelf of the closet, the boy soon rescues them and, starting with some red, he douses his head in color. He swears he won't "paint no more," but he can't resist adding just a few more colors. Needless to say, it all goes down hill from there. With B&W ink drawings accompanied by extravagantly wild splashes of paint everywhere., In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child cannot resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places.
| Details | | Series: | ALA Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards) | | Illustrator: | David Catrow |
| Size | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 9.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 13.6 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "One day my mama caught me paintin' pictures on the floor and the ceiling and the walls and the curtains and the door, and I heard my mama holler like I never did before..."
Industry Reviews
"A madcap painting romp...that kids will beg for again and again and again."
Kirkus (03/15/2005)
"Since the last word of each verse comes on the following page, readers get the satisfaction of completing the anticipated rhyme and seeing each newly painted body part with each page turn. Catrow splashes color all over, uses white-space cleverly, and included playful flourishes, such as a marching row of ants on the boy's arm and Easter egg designs on his leg."
School Library Journal (05/01/2005)
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