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Mouse Paint: Lap-Sized Board Book

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I am an elementary art teacher, National Board certified, and this is one of my favorite books for my classroom. I use this in my lesson introducing Kindergarten students to primary and secondary colors. It is always a favorite. When I do color units with my older kids...all the way to fifth grade, they ask me to read them that book again. This book is truly a favorite for me and my students.

I have a master's in education, and when I had my own kids, I started looking for good books that would be read over and over. This book teaches about color mixing through mice. I am glad that I bought the lap-size edition so that all the kids can see. It was well worth the extra money spent. If you buy 25.00 worth of eligible books with amazon, you get free shipping too. I am pleased with the book, durability, cost, and shipping of this book.

Love it! Love it! Love it! (and so do the kids) Simple, educational, and entertaining story in a large board type book. You can't go wrong with this one.

We have checked this book out from the library at least 3 times now, and I am considering buying a copy for my 2 year old who cannot get enough of it. The very first week we read this book (over and over and over), my 2 year old daughter learned all the colors in the book. She can also "read" the book along with me now. She is completely mesmerized by it. My 4 year old daughter and even my 7 year old son enjoy it too. It is cute, funny, educational, and surprisingly charming. I highly recommend it!

As a kindergarten art teacher, this book is great for teaching young children about mixing colors.

This book was written by a woman who really understands art and young children, and is excellent at creating books that delight and educate them. Mouse paint is the perfect introduction to color, and the illustrations show that Ms. Stoll Walsh is a also a talented artist; the mice are precious! I send this to all of the children of my friends and family.

The book is just about three mice who mix up colors to make other colors. As an adult, I honestly find it a little painful to read. But my son, who is just turning four, loves the book. It's one of his favorites. Now, whenever we paint, he specifically sets out to mix the paints and make new colors. I think this falls into that category of books that succeed in the specific task they were written for. Just as Good Night Moon was written specifically to give parents a bedtime routine that ended in actual sleeping, this book was written to teach kids about mixing colors. It does that, and it does it very well.

Love this book. The large lap-sized board book style is wonderful way to enjoy the colors. Simple, but fun story demonstrating color mixing. Great illustrations. Has inspired many painting projects by my 2 year old!

I also recommend Mouse Shapes by same author.

I purchased this book for my 7th month old son. This book is clearly targeted at an older child, but my son does enjoy the graphics and the feel/taste of the book :-). The text/story line is something he will eventually grown into. I can image this being a fun book to read before/after arts & crafts - the child will definitely identify with the mice jumping into the paint and will take away some great ideas for mixing colors the next time he/she paints.

The book is very large. "Lap-size" apparently refers to an adult lap as opposed to a child's lap. I personally prefer the smaller board books as my son can hold them himself and pull them closer to his face to look at/chew on.

My three-month old son doesn't have much of an attention span, but he stares mesmerized at this book! I enjoy reading it to him frequently - the images are simple yet very well done, the text is interesting and fun, and the story is very cute. I'm sure I'll be reading it to him over and over and over. The large size is great for a baby, it is easy to hold him on my lap with the book in front of us. Great book to start reading to an infant, and I'm looking forward to continuing with it when he's older and can start to learn about mixing colors. I'll be buying more of Ms. Walsh's books!