A review by sducharme
Blue Chicken by Deborah Freedman

4.0

I love realistic watercolors and this is a wonderful book for showcasing that kind of art. We begin with a half-finished painting of a farmyard scene. The barn is penciled in, ready to be painted with the brush nearby. All seems firmly set in "real life" until one of the chickens IN the painting steps over to a pot of blue paint and decides to "help" by painting the barn blue. The paint spills and now she's got a big problem! The other animals in the painting come to life and we're quickly immersed in a pretend world that's darn cute.