Three white mice find three jars of paint - red, blue and yellow. They think it is mouse paint and jump in and out. As they dance in the puddles, they discover some amazing things - like orange, purple and green. The book is aimed at helping children learn the primary and secondary colours.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1997 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ellen stoll walsh is the author-illustrator of many award-winning early concept books for young children including Mouse Paint.