Mouse Paint

One day three white mice discover three jars of paint--red, blue, and yellow.

While the cat is asleep, the three mice climb right into the jars until one is red, one is yellow, and one is blue. Dripping bright puddles onto the paper, they splash and play as the colors begin to swirl.

A quick hop and a little dance stir red and yellow into orange, yellow and blue into green, and blue and red into purple. When their painted fur gets sticky and stiff, the mice wash down to soft white and paint the paper instead, leaving a patch unpainted to stay hidden from the cat.

Both parents and children alike will appreciate this lighthearted presentation of a lesson in color.

“Walsh’s cut-paper collage illustrations have bold colors and just the right simplicity for the storyline. A real charmer that’s great fun as well as informative.”--School Library Journal

• Color Mixing: The mice paint their paper in neat separate parts for red, yellow, blue, orange, green, and purple, showing every new shade in action.
• Cat and Mouse: Living on a plain white sheet, the clever trio stays completely invisible to the cat until curiosity draws them into the paint jars.
• Basic Concepts: Calling out their discoveries as they play, the mice introduce primary color blending with simple, cheerful excitement.
• Also by This Author: Mouse Shapes, Mouse Count and Dot & Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery.