I ain’t gonna paint no more By Beaumont, Karen

Title: I ain’t gonna paint no more

Author: Beaumont, Karen

Illustration: David Catrow

Publisher:Harcourt Inc

Comments

CIP Info In the rhythm of a familiar folk song, a child can’t resist adding one more dab of paint in surprising places.

I felt obligated to read this book after so many children’s librarians raved about it. They loved it. They thought it was a great book to use in a storytime. I am not as sold on it as my cohorts are. I thought the illustrations where too cluttered. With all that paint it could have been more bold and make a bigger impact. The ink outline to the characters just didn’t give them the focus I thought they deserved. The only way I would include this story in a story time is if I memorized the text. They book itself is not set up for a storytime setting. Sorry folks.

Illustrations are done in ink and paint.