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Brigid really loves markers. But when she draws on herself with super-permanent ink, she knows that spells trouble.
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Annick Press (2018), Edition: Reprint, 36 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member tripleblessings
A big favourite at our house; great for kids who love to draw and colour, and can never have enough markers! The clever girl who draws on herself gets into trouble and out again, and her anxious mother is quite funny too. Great pictures by Helene Desputeaux. We love many of Robert Munsch's picture
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books for children, and this is one of the best. Show Less
LibraryThing member al04
The realistic fiction picture book portrays the life of a young girl who is intrigued with the use of markers. This girl lives in a home with a mother and father and acts as average kids do. She then decides to color herself with the permanent markers and then the ink never comes off leaving an
The sceanery gives a great illustration to help explain the plot of the story. Without the pictures the reader would have been lost and not as interested for the color, and detail give depth.
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unrealistic ending.The sceanery gives a great illustration to help explain the plot of the story. Without the pictures the reader would have been lost and not as interested for the color, and detail give depth.
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LibraryThing member katrinafroelich
A delightful story that empowers a young girl to use her own skin as a canvas. Humorous use of exaggeration and rhythmic repetition, "super-indelible-never-come-off-until-you're-dead-and-maybe-even-later coloring markers!" make for a fast-paced delightful story. It will leave every child wanting to
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color themselves -- with washable markers of course! Show Less
LibraryThing member skstiles612
Brigid wants markers. She talks her mother into buying them. As she gets bored with one type mom buys her another. However, Brigid gets into trouble when she gets bored and colors on herself creating a major problem. Bright cheery, colorful. This book was lots of fun.
LibraryThing member Benuka
Munsch writes great stories. His girls are all strong and not "looking for prince charming-ish." They stand on their own two feet. Stephanie (Stephanie's Ponytail) and The Paper Bag Princess are two more wonderful stories of girls who stand their own ground. The books often are very silly too,
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LibraryThing member madamepince
A standard for read alouds, never fails
LibraryThing member wroesch
This is one of my very favorite books ever. I was read this book when I was younger and I loved it then too. If you have a creative artist on your hands who likes to draw on more than just paper, you should read them this book. The illustrations are fantastic as well.
LibraryThing member mdonley
Such a funny story about a little girl who just can't stop drawing on things. The colorful illustrations blend perfectly with the vivid descriptions of the markers Brigid uses. She draws, and draws and marks, and draws some more, until one day she may have gone a little too far. But will anyone
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notice?? Fun book! Show Less
LibraryThing member campmom
I have read this book countless time to our children. They love it and giggle at her antics each time. Matter of fact I have had neighbor children that come over and ask me to read this book to them also. It has been a family favorite
LibraryThing member awoodham93
Brigid begged her mother to buy her washable coloring markers, and after convincing her mother that she would only color on paper, her mother bought her 500 washable markers. But Brigid got bored with these markers so she begged her mom to buy her scented markers. Her mother bought her 500 scented
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markers. But brigid got bored, so she asked for permanent markers. Since she did not get into any trouble with the other markers, her mother bought her 500 permanent markers. But Brigid got tired of coloring on paper, so she started to color her nails. Brigid got carried away and colored her whole body! Brigid had to take a special pill and take a bath to wash the permanent marker off. However, the special pill made Brigid invisible, so Brigid had to color herself back on. Hopefully it doesn't rain, because if Brigid's colors wash off she will be invisible again! This is such a fun book, and it will teach kids to make sure they only color on the page! Show Less
LibraryThing member nmhale
When Brigid wants to color with markers (every one else in her class is doing it), she begs her mom to buy some. After promising not to color on the walls, or the floor, or herself, her mom decides to purchase washable markers. Brigid is such an artist that her mom eventually agrees to buy her
The silly adventure continues as Brigid tries to cover up her crime. She colors over the other colors with markers that match her own colors; unfortunately, these colors don't stick to the colors underneath, and wash off in the water. Brigid's mom discovers her disobedience, and takes her to a doctor who gives her a large orange pill. It certainly takes the color off - all of her colors. Now Brigid is invisible! She is clever and creative, though, and with the use of some never-come-off-until-you're-dead markers, she might figure a way out of her mess after all.
As a family, we enjoy Munsch's books. The stories are goofy and engaging. They capture a child's imaginative world. How many children have colored on themselves? Likewise, how many children have imagined that permanent markers will never wash off? Although the chain of events is completely unrealistic, realism isn't what we are looking for, and besides, children's tales often employ a great deal of exaggeration and fantasy. In fact, this book reads like an story out of oral tradition. I can easily imagine hearing it told and being just as captivated as I am while reading it. That being said, the bright and comical illustrations are just as strong an element in the book as the text. Don't search for a moral, either; Munsch's books focus on the entertainment, and don't often judge (although some certainly impart a message about life, like The Paper Bag Princess). In this instance, Brigid may learn her lesson from the ordeal that follows upon coloring herself, but the book never deals with that aspect. She actually solves her problem by coloring on herself again. If you have a child prone to coloring everything in sight, skip this book until they are older. Otherwise, enjoy a fun break in your day with story telling that is certain to appeal to your young reader.
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markers that smell. Soon, Brigid is bored with these special markers, and convinces her mom to buy the super-indelible-never-come-off-until-you're-dead markers. Her mother agrees because Brigid has been so studious in following the rules. However, the time comes when even these super markers bore her, and she decides to color a fingernail. One fingernail doesn't count as coloring on herself, right? Soon, she has colored all her finger nails, and then her hands, and eventually her whole body! That definitely breaks the rules.The silly adventure continues as Brigid tries to cover up her crime. She colors over the other colors with markers that match her own colors; unfortunately, these colors don't stick to the colors underneath, and wash off in the water. Brigid's mom discovers her disobedience, and takes her to a doctor who gives her a large orange pill. It certainly takes the color off - all of her colors. Now Brigid is invisible! She is clever and creative, though, and with the use of some never-come-off-until-you're-dead markers, she might figure a way out of her mess after all.
As a family, we enjoy Munsch's books. The stories are goofy and engaging. They capture a child's imaginative world. How many children have colored on themselves? Likewise, how many children have imagined that permanent markers will never wash off? Although the chain of events is completely unrealistic, realism isn't what we are looking for, and besides, children's tales often employ a great deal of exaggeration and fantasy. In fact, this book reads like an story out of oral tradition. I can easily imagine hearing it told and being just as captivated as I am while reading it. That being said, the bright and comical illustrations are just as strong an element in the book as the text. Don't search for a moral, either; Munsch's books focus on the entertainment, and don't often judge (although some certainly impart a message about life, like The Paper Bag Princess). In this instance, Brigid may learn her lesson from the ordeal that follows upon coloring herself, but the book never deals with that aspect. She actually solves her problem by coloring on herself again. If you have a child prone to coloring everything in sight, skip this book until they are older. Otherwise, enjoy a fun break in your day with story telling that is certain to appeal to your young reader.
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LibraryThing member Js126863
In the book Purple, Green and Yellow by Munsch and Desputeaux, there is a girl named Brigid who really wants her mom to buy her some coloring markers. Her mother does not think it is a good idea at first because she is afraid that Brigid will write on the walls , floors, and maybe even herself.
I really enjoyed this book. It shows how persuasive children can be when they want something. It was a very entertaining and silly book.
The book could be extended with maybe a solution to the problem. Maybe they could find a way to cure the problem and return Brigid and her dad back to their original selves.
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After Brigid explains that there are markers that wash off with water, her mother decides to give it a try and buy her the markers. Brigid was so happy with her new markers! She drew wonderful pictures of lemons, roses, and oranges. However, after a week Brigid became bored with the markers and wanted her mother to buy her markers that smelled like anything you could ever want. So she convinced her mother to buy them by telling her she had not written on the walls, floors, or herself. Her mother went out and bought the markers for her. Brigid colored lemons that smelled like lemon and roses that smelled like roses But after a week Brigid was bored. She told her mother that she had been good and not written on the walls, floors, or herself and she really wanted some new markers. This time she wanted the super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you're-dead-or-maybe-even-later markers. Her mother went out and bought them for her but again after a week she was bored. So she decided to color her finger nails and then continued to color her entire body. After she had colored on herself, she was scared her mom was going to be mad, so she colored over herself again to make herself look normal again. But when she went downstairs her mom made her wash her hands and it washed off the normal color and showed her rainbow colored hands. Her mother called the doctor and the doctor gave Brigid a pill to take and then take a bath but the pill made her invisible! Brigid told her mom she could just color herself normal colors and it would be alright because she had colored her dad while he was napping and the mother had not noticed. At the end of the book it shows the dad walking in the rain and all the normal colored had washed off and he was invisible. I really enjoyed this book. It shows how persuasive children can be when they want something. It was a very entertaining and silly book.
The book could be extended with maybe a solution to the problem. Maybe they could find a way to cure the problem and return Brigid and her dad back to their original selves.
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LibraryThing member cyoung23
You give them an inch, and they will take a mile. That was the lesson that Brigid’s mother learned when her daughter covered herself in her new permanent markers. I enjoyed this book for several reasons, the first being the colorful illustrations. The illustrations were bright and added a depth
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to the story. The language in this story is very patterned and descriptive. The writing followed patterns by repeating certain words or phrases like, “’Well,’ said Brigid.” This repetition made the book easy to follow along. The descriptive phrases like “super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you’re-dead-and-maybe-even-later” used to describe the markers added a humorous tone to this children’s story that even adults can appreciate. The point of view that followed Brigid throughout the story created a sense of innocence that was easy to relate to, as Brigid got a little too creative with her markers. Overall this story was funny while still being relevant, and is something many children will be able to relate to. Show Less
LibraryThing member MeditationesMartini
This is cute--it starts out as a simple story about the infinite maw of a child for child-oriented consumer goods, and ends up a surrealistic tale where the girl turns invisible and has to paint herself a new face and turns her father into a corpselike horror.
LibraryThing member Adrinnon
Brigid loves coloring and keeps asking her mom for the latest and greatest markers. Her mom is worried about her coloring on herself and the walls but Brigid convinces her that she will not. Next Brigid gets the extreme permanent markers that never ever come off until your dead. Her drawings are so
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beautiful she decides to color herself, which causes all sorts of problems. GENRE: contemporary realistic fiction. USES: following instructions. MEDIA: ink and watercolor. Show Less
LibraryThing member jfe16
Brigid wants to have colored markers like her friends have, but Mom is uncertain . . . she doesn’t want marker drawings on the walls or the floor or on Brigid. Finally, with a promise that the marker color will wash off everything, Mom says okay and buys five hundred [!!!] markers for her
For a week, Brigid makes wonderful pictures and is content; then she asks for markers that smell. Mom sees her drawings and says, “Wow! My kid is an artist,” and buys her daughter five hundred scented markers. And, for another week, Brigid makes wonderful pictures and is content.
Reminding her mother that she didn’t draw on the walls, or the floor, or herself, Brigid then asks for the best kind of markers: super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you’re-dead-and-maybe-even-later coloring markers. So Mom buys five hundred super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you're-dead-and-maybe-even-later coloring markers and for three weeks Brigid makes wonderful pictures and is content.
Then she gets bored.
And Brigid colors her fingernails . . . her hands . . . her face . . . her belly-button . . . and almost all of herself until she looks like mixed-up rainbows. And, of course, the color refuses to wash off. So Brigid finds a marker that is just the right color, the color of herself, and colors herself all over until she is her regular color again.
But Mother discovers what Brigid has done; she calls the doctor, and Brigid gets an orange pill. What will the orange pill do? And what is the big surprise about Dad?
This cute picture book is sure to have young readers giggling . . . especially at the surprise ending. Filled with exaggerations, predictability, over-the-top silliness, and brilliant illustrations, the target audience for this giggle-fest is the young reader, ages four through seven. The repetition is perfect for young readers as is the predictability of the story; the laugh-out-loud silliness is simply delightful.
For those who insist that every book written for children must teach a lesson of some sort, perhaps the one to learn here is that actions have consequences, or that you should always be true to your word.
But shouldn’t it be okay to have a book to read just because it’s ridiculously silly, because it makes the Little Ones laugh . . . and maybe it teaches the most important lesson of all, the one that says that reading truly is fun?
Recommended.
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daughter.For a week, Brigid makes wonderful pictures and is content; then she asks for markers that smell. Mom sees her drawings and says, “Wow! My kid is an artist,” and buys her daughter five hundred scented markers. And, for another week, Brigid makes wonderful pictures and is content.
Reminding her mother that she didn’t draw on the walls, or the floor, or herself, Brigid then asks for the best kind of markers: super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you’re-dead-and-maybe-even-later coloring markers. So Mom buys five hundred super-indelible-never-come-off-till-you're-dead-and-maybe-even-later coloring markers and for three weeks Brigid makes wonderful pictures and is content.
Then she gets bored.
And Brigid colors her fingernails . . . her hands . . . her face . . . her belly-button . . . and almost all of herself until she looks like mixed-up rainbows. And, of course, the color refuses to wash off. So Brigid finds a marker that is just the right color, the color of herself, and colors herself all over until she is her regular color again.
But Mother discovers what Brigid has done; she calls the doctor, and Brigid gets an orange pill. What will the orange pill do? And what is the big surprise about Dad?
This cute picture book is sure to have young readers giggling . . . especially at the surprise ending. Filled with exaggerations, predictability, over-the-top silliness, and brilliant illustrations, the target audience for this giggle-fest is the young reader, ages four through seven. The repetition is perfect for young readers as is the predictability of the story; the laugh-out-loud silliness is simply delightful.
For those who insist that every book written for children must teach a lesson of some sort, perhaps the one to learn here is that actions have consequences, or that you should always be true to your word.
But shouldn’t it be okay to have a book to read just because it’s ridiculously silly, because it makes the Little Ones laugh . . . and maybe it teaches the most important lesson of all, the one that says that reading truly is fun?
Recommended.
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Language
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English
Physical description
36 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
1550372564 / 9781550372564