First Magic Painting

Name: First Magic Painting
Brand: HarperCollins New Zealand
SKU: 9781805310068
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By Abigail Wheatley

Series: First Magic Painting

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First Magic Painting by Abigail Wheatley invites children into a world of creativity and imagination. This enchanting book lets young readers bring scenes to life with just a brush and a splash of water, revealing vibrant colours with every stroke. It's a delightful gateway to art and storytelling, designed to captivate and inspire budding artists.
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Description

Just add water to bring appealing animals, vehicles, and other images magically to life. Filled with simple, black-and-white pictures including a unicorn, a rocket, and a rainbow, among many more. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and vibrant colours magically appear!

Great for keeping little ones busy and helping them learn brush control skills at the same time. Simply tuck the waterproof back flap under each page as it's painted, to stop water from seeping through to the rest of the book.

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Simply add water to bring cute and cuddly monsters of all shapes and sizes magically to life. Filled with simple, black-and-white images of every type of fun and furry monster you can think of - and lots you can't! Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and rainbow hues magically appear. Great for keeping little ones...

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Just add water to bring all kinds of tough working vehicles magically to life. Filled with simple, black-and-white images including a dump truck, fire truck, car transporter, concrete mixer and many more. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and vibrant colours magically appear! Great for keeping little ones busy and helping them learn brush control...

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Simply add water to bring the zoo animals magically to life. Filled with simple, stylish images of popular zoo animals including a monkey, giraffe, and penguin. Just brush water over the bold black and white designs to watch them burst into vibrant colour. Discover the magic of colouring with First Magic Painting Zoo by Abigail Wheatley, where every stroke of...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805310068

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Illustration: B&W illustrations that become colour illustrations when water is applied

Contributors:

Illustrated by Emily Ritson
Illustrated by Emily Ritson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 251.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Abigail Wheatley joined Usborne Publishing in 2002 after completing a doctorate on medieval castles. She's still writing books about castles, but has branched out into areas such as science, art and cookery. She lives in a little book-filled house in Kent, with views of a real castle from her bedroom window.

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