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When Farmer Gray takes a trip, Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick and White Duck decide to paint their black-and-white farm. Red Hen paints the barn red and White Duck paints the fence white. Then Blue Goose and Yellow Chick pour their paint together to make green for the grass and trees. By the time Farmer Gray comes back, the whole farm is full of color--what a wonderful surprise! Incorporating primary and secondary colors, as well as animals, this is a simple and engaging way for young children to learn basic concepts.
Reviews (2)
Horn Book Review
While the aptly named Farmer Gray is away, the animals paint the farm. Red Hen paints the barn red; Blue Goose and White Duck mix blue and white (one of the book's several color-mixing lessons) and paint the sky light blue, etc. Toddlers will delight in watching what look like unsullied pages in a coloring book turn into a colorfest. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Leave it to a gaggle of brightly hued barnyard fowl--including, in addition to the eponymous goose, Yellow Chick, Red Hen and White Duck--to paint their drab environment while the farmer (named Gray, of course) is away. Each paints various items in its own color but then . . . poultry pairs mix primary colors to yield blends! Wouldn't you know it? Everything looks better and brighter. At bedtime, Blue Goose paints all in an evening shade of blue, except for the moon, which remains silvery white. Readers will get a painless lesson in color mixing, and a helpful chart on the back cover reinforces these concepts. As always, Tafuri's illustrations are lush and vibrant, but the text is bland. A nice enough title to guide young children's understanding of color blending, but not a standout. (Picture book. 2-5) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
