A review by booksandteaanddogsohmy
Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box by David McPhail
3.0
This was a sweet introduction to Beatrice Potter's life. It focuses on her childhood experiences and the early inspiration for one of her most-loved characters. This book would be perfect for budding artists and storytellers, especially little ones.
Though it isn't intended for the big kid crowd, I used it as part of a quick artist study with my 13 year old. We read this book alongside The Tale of Peter Rabbit, then watched the movie Miss Potter to finish our study.
If I was introducing Beatrice Potter's life to a young or particularly sensitive child, we would skip the movie and stick with this book. It gives just enough detail to link her childhood experiences to her adult work, without all the sad stuff that she endured later in life.
Though it isn't intended for the big kid crowd, I used it as part of a quick artist study with my 13 year old. We read this book alongside The Tale of Peter Rabbit, then watched the movie Miss Potter to finish our study.
If I was introducing Beatrice Potter's life to a young or particularly sensitive child, we would skip the movie and stick with this book. It gives just enough detail to link her childhood experiences to her adult work, without all the sad stuff that she endured later in life.