Ted Dewan - Bing (Paint Day)

This small children’s book titled Bing (Paint Day), is a story of a little character named Bing, and his little friend Flop. “Today is Paint Day” and Bring and flop are preparing to paint. The book then slowly introduces the basic colors of the rainbow one by one. These colors include primary colors, secondary colors, and other basic colors children begin to name at a very early age. Not only are children being introduced to colors, but they are being introduced to colors as paint. This is expressed by showing some tools one might use when painting, like an apron, paint brush, and bowl of water to rinse the brush. The colors are introduced in the context that a child might encounter them in their day to day life. For example, “Yellow, makes warm sunshine”. At the bottom of every other page the readers remind Bing to be careful and not spill the bowl of water. Of course he spills the water on his masterpiece which causes it to mix the colors and make “yucky brown”. Kids can begin to learn the process of experimenting with paint mixing as well.