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With wonderful narration by Melissa Stoller, and art that hits just the right tone by Sandie Sonke, Scarlet's Magic Paintbrush is a must read.

It's great messaging for boys and girls alike. This delightful story promotes creativity, self acceptance, seeing the positive in a perceived flaw. Alas, when the magic paintbrush does turn up, Scarlet finds that it won't accept her artistic direction, and what was once perfect is much less appealing now that she has had a taste of being a true artiste. When she paints without it, her family misinterprets her work, and nothing can compare to the magical ability she had to create her perfect pieces. She loses her magic paintbrush that enables her to paint to perfection. A wonderful story with an inspiring message.Each page has interesting pictures for the little ones to explore. The story is fascinating and illustrator Sonke shows her marvelous talent. And so she puts the brush in a drawer, and starts to become a real painter, all by herself. During her time without the magic brush, she developed some ideas and got a taste of what it’s like to be creative. When she finds the magic paintbrush again and it paints again, she realizes the pictures aren’t really what she wants, they’re what the paintbrush wants. She does discover, however, that she likes lines and swirls. She tries different ways to paint and she experiments with tools, but she still isn’t quite satisfied. She tries to paint with a regular brush, but her family doesn’t recognize what she’s trying to paint. When the brush is lost, Scarlet doesn’t know what to do. Scarlet has a magic paintbrush that paints pictures of magical characters and it does it perfectly. This is a sweet story that shows how a person’s creativity can grow, if given the chance. An enjoyable story about a girl who discovers her creative streak.By Melissa Stoller (Author), Sandie Sonke (Illustrator)