Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Harvey the Painter

Lars Klinting Harvey the Painter; illustrated by Lars Klinting. 31 pages/ Kingfisher 2006 ISBN 0-7534-5955-8 $4.95 (Third Grade)


The children’s book Harvey the Painter is an adorable book perfect for letting children’s imaginations run wild. Chip and Harvey decide they are going to paint their cupboard and they have plenty of fun doing it. After painting the cupboard and making a mess of themselves, Chip decides to continue painting. He thoughtfully paints Harvey a little box and it is truly heart-warming. Though there is a little too much white on some of the pages, the artwork is very good. The illustrations are well thought out and bright for the most part. Some of the pages are rather boring however and could use much more artwork. Despite its downfalls, however, I absolutely love this cute little story and I definitely recommend it for young children to read.

Aisha Kaemming, BGSU student

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