Midas wants everything to be his favourite colouryellow! He chooses yellow clothes, eats yellow foods and uses only the yellow paint at his easel. But when he impulsively paints his beloved green Dinoboo, Midas discovers that too much of a good thing is a big mess! Joan Holubs carefully crafted text is brought to life by Leslie Patricellis famously humorous illustrations. Includes a summary of the original Midass Wish myth at the end.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Mini Myths .

There are 24 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 in 2015 by Abrams .

Joan Holub has authored and/or illustrated over 120 children's books. She lives in Raleigh, N. C. Leslie Patricelli's highly original books for babies include Dummy and Blankie. Leslie lives in Idaho, USA.