I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!
Hardcover – Picture Book, April 1, 2005
HarperCollins · Hardcover · April 1, 2005
A New York Times best-selling masterpiece featuring a sing-song rhyming text and humorous energetic illustrations about a spirited child and outside-the-box, creative thinking.
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- Who it’s for
- A bouncing rhyme and lively illustrations turn artistic mischief into a wonderfully participatory read-aloud.
- Themes
- Creative thinking, Artistic self-expression
- Pacing
- Fast
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A New York Times best-selling masterpiece featuring a sing-song rhyming text and humorous energetic illustrations about a spirited child and outside-the-box, creative thinking. When the child gets caught painting everything from the ceiling to the floor, Mama says "Ya ain't a-gonna paint no more!" But nothing will keep this artist from painting!
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Written to the familiar tune "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," the text bounces alongside vibrant stylized pen-and-ink drawings, while page-turns offer up a fun read-aloud guessing game in which kids will delightfully participate. What will the child paint next? "So I take some red and I paint my . . . HEAD!" Silliness paired with the ruckus read-aloud appeal will have every reader begging for repeat reads.
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A bouncing rhyme and lively illustrations turn artistic mischief into a wonderfully participatory read-aloud.
Come here for
- Sing-song verses that invite you to join the fun
- A guessing game built into the page turns
Expect
- Humorous, energetic pen-and-ink illustrations
- A playful refrain that may call for another read
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 56% |
|---|---|
| Art & Architecture | 53% |
| Imagination & Play | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Baby Animals
- Art & Architecture
- Color Books
- Girls & Young Women
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- Friendship
- Runaway Stories
- Self-Esteem & Resilience
- Violence & Safety
- Authors
- Karen Beaumont
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 1, 2005
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Creative thinking · Artistic self-expression
- Reading lane
- Baby Animals