Picture Book #24

Title:  I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

Author:  Karen Beaumont

Illustrator: David Catrow

Genre:  Youth Fiction 

Subgenre:   Early Reader Modern Fantasy

Themes:  painting, getting in trouble, creativity, stories in rhyme

Primary and Secondary Characters: little boy, his mother and his dog

Awards:  Grand Canyon Reader Award for a Picture Book 2006

Date of Publication:  2005

Publishing Company:  Harcourt Books

Summary:

After getting in trouble for painting the walls, doors, floor, ceiling and curtains, he was told that "ya ain't a-gonna paint no more!"  After his mother put up the paint he had used to commit the crime, he sat on the steps of the stairs swearing that he was "never going to paint no more."  But, as soon as his mother was out of sight, he climbed into the closet where the paint was hiding and he snuck it out.  He took out the red to paint his head, the green to paint his neck, the purple to paint his chest, orange to paint his arms, lime green to paint his hands, black to color his back, blue to paint his legs, and then a whole bunch of different colors to paint his toes like easter eggs.  After that was all said and done he said, "I ain't gonna paint no more, no more."  However, there was still one white part left to paint on his body as he walked away (showing a white pale bottom).  But, his dog stopped him before he could paint the rest!  

How it will be used in the classroom:
For either pre-k or kindergarten, this would be a great story to read right before a painting activity.  Since children love to paint, this would be a great example of "what not to do" while painting.  However, this is a fun book to show kids what being painted head to toe might look like.  Since I had fun reading this book, I would expect my students to enjoy it just the same!