I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!

A New York Times best-selling masterpiece featuring a sing-song rhyming text and humorous energetic illustrations about a spirited child and outside-the-box, creative thinking.

When the child gets caught painting everything from the ceiling to the floor, Mama says "Ya ain't a-gonna paint no more!" But nothing will keep this artist from painting! Written to the familiar tune "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," the text bounces alongside vibrant stylized pen-and-ink drawings, while page-turns offer up a fun read-aloud guessing game in which kids will delightfully participate. What will the child paint next? "So I take some red and I paint my . . . HEAD!" Silliness paired with the ruckus read-aloud appeal will have every reader begging for repeat reads.

Author: Karen Beaumont
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 04/01/2005
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 10.20h x 9.34w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780152024888
Audience: Ages 4-8


Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Alabama Camellia Award - Winner
Award: Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Ladybug Picture Book Award - Winner
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Third Place
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Runner-Up
Award: Monarch Award - Second Place
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Winner
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2005 pg. 61
School Library Journal 05/01/2005 pg. 76
Kirkus Review - Children 03/15/2005 pg. 348
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2006 pg. 12
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 20 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Beaumont, Karen: - Karen Beaumont is known for her lively and celebratory picture books, including I Like Myself! and the New York Times bestseller I Ain't Gonna Paint No More!, both illustrated by David Catrow, as well as No Sleep for the Sheep!, illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic, and Wild About Us!, illustrated by Janet Stevens. She lives in California. www.karenbeaumont.com.Catrow, David: - David Catrow is an editorial cartoonist and the illustrator of more than seventy books for children, including the New York Times bestseller I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! and I Like Myself!, both written by Karen Beaumont, Dozens of Cousins by Shutta Crum, Plantzilla by Jerdine Nolen, and Rotten Teeth by Laura Simms. He lives in Ohio. www.catrow.com.