Praise for Paint with Magic
“This is a fun and joyful story about creativity and imagination.”
“I love books that spark creativity in kids, and this is definitely one of them”
“For kids who love to create, and for those who maybe just need a little inspiration, Paint with Magic is a magical picture book and a whole lot of fun.”
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Paint with Magic is a comical rhyming tale of an outrageous octopus, an aspiring artist and a multitude of beautiful sea creatures that come to life.
When a child paints an octopus with magic paints, the octopus comes to life, keen to offer plenty of advice on how the painting should be done! As the story and painting unfold, all the marine animals join in the fun … until the paint dries. Will it be the best painting ever?
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Paint with Magic was published first as a poem by The School Magazine in 2010 (reprinted in 2016),and illustrated by David Legge. Prior to publication with The School Magazine, Paint with Magic placed third in the Picture Books-Primary School Category of the 2007 Brisbane Writers Festival CYA Conference, Writing & Illustrating Competition!
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Explore the joys of painting and creating in this charming, rhyming picture book from Sandi Wootan and Pat Kan.
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This is a fun and joyful story about creativity and imagination. With delightful and colourful illustrations, each page is eye-catching and fun to explore. The characters are big, bold and bright, and I love that kids can use the book as an easy reference to create their own illustrations.
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The simple rhyming text flows beautifully throughout the story, and with heaps of suspenseful page turns, it’s also great to read to a crowd.
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I love books that spark creativity in kids, and this is definitely one of them. I can see kids running off to create their own magical paintings immediately after hearing this story and playing pretend with their own magic paintbrushes.
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For kids who love to create, and for those who maybe just need a little inspiration, Paint with Magic is a magical picture book and a whole lot of fun.
Ellen Medved –
Such a magical picture book. This book inspires kids to explore their creative side through drawing and painting. The creatures come to life which makes the story fun and exciting for children to read. The author did a fantastic job with the rhyming of words, making it easier for kids to read and understand. Both my small children absolutely love this picture book! It’s always a favourite for us to read.
Emma – Goodreads –
I enjoyed reading the story and the illustrations are fantastic. What gave me great pleasure was reading it aloud to kids and watching their faces as the story escalated until the painter finally found a way to make everyone happy. Highly recommended for ages 3-8.
Vicki Stanton – Goodreads –
Fun and fantastical exploration of sea life and the joy of painting.
Lara Bate – Goodreads –
This is a book involving imaginative painting.
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This is a first picture book for poetry writer Sandi Wooton and her poetic story is the perfect accompaniment to Pat Kan’s vibrant painted illustrations.
This is a great celebration of imagination and the freedom that painting brings. Children will love how the octopus and the artist work together to create the scene and how the artist wrangles back control by painting in a shark!
Cheryl Brindle-Jones –
My granddaughter has loved this book since she was 18 months old. She loves the bright colours, rhyming text and the magical atmosphere makes it remain a firm favourite. At the end if the book it alludes to an ongoing story about dinosaurs – looking forward to the next story.
Katie Roberts –
I don’t usually write reviews, but I just had to share that my kids absolutely adore this book! It has a magical world below the sea, brought to life through a magical paint-brush. It has imaginative story-telling & fun illustrations which my kids keep wanting to read again & again…