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40 pp.
| Candlewick |
July, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-2366-0$$14.99
(4)
K-3
Inspired by a colorful painting, Katie tries to cheer herself up by donning brightly colored garments and painting her body. Suddenly a "flittery / fluttery / flighty / fizzling" feeling pulls her into the painting. Readers may, likewise, long to romp in Dunbar's fantastical mixed-media art, but they may also wonder where Katie's reality ends (does she really paint her face blue?) and fantasy begins.