{"product_id":"9780999394205","title":"Paint with a Big Brush: Adventures of Whimsy Paintheart and Palette","description":"Paint with a Big Brush is an illustrated children's book about a dynamic art-making duo, Whimsy Paintheart and Palette. Playful and heartwarming, their tale is told on brightly colored pages. on pages readers will find a colorful feast to the eye. First time author-illustrator Liz Seaton serves up a compelling story of an art-filled friendship. \u003cp\u003eWhimsy Paintheart, a spunky little fellow in sneakers, finds his life forever changed when he skips through a garden and spies a big paintbrush. Rushing to nearby art store without a zag or a zig, Whimsy buys a matching big paint box (a Picasso-style beret). Then he heads home, builds a tower of blocks and paints all night wearing nothing but socks. Whimsy commits his life to art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to Whimsy, there exists in the world a mighty special dog: Palette. Pal has a body just right for art-making. One 5-year-old asked, \"Is Pal a painting-making machine?\" This pup was born with a flexible palette body chock full of boundless bright paints. Plus, Pal's got an amazing tail - a palette knife tail on a big bouncy spring. With it Pal paints spontaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach artist needs a friend, a chum for pretend - a pal for art play days from start to the end. Whimsy and Pal have so much in common - bright red hearts and matching colorful feet - will they meet?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe read-to set likes to spot all three characters (they find a busy little Crayo too). Young readers find cues to words in the illustrations. Older kids intuit art-making opportunity, often drawing Pal and Whimsy and using them to tell their own stories (exactly as intended).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePal has all the paint the duo will ever need. A world painting sprees begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat kids' art books inspire youngsters to roll up their sleeves and try something new. Whimsy and Pal urge children to pick up a paintbrush and book concludes with two blank pages designed for children to create keepsake pictures in a book they will love for many years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith art you can fly\u003cbr\u003ePaint the starry night sky\u003cbr\u003eTake heart, take a leap\u003cbr\u003ePal and Whimsy say \"Try!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiz Seaton wrote and illustrated the book, with art-making for the illustrations supported in part by the Arts \u0026amp; Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Maryland and the Montgomery County government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMinnesota artist and author-illustrator Karen Caldwell designed the book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seaton Watercolors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042994045168,"sku":"9780999394205","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780999394205_p0.jpg?v=1763960041","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780999394205","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}