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Series: Magic Painting
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Keep little hands busy - and mess-free - with Christmas Magic Painting! Young children can colour in Christmas characters and objects by adding just water, such as Santa Claus, reindeer, snowmen, and lots of presents! Join in the festive fun with this brilliant magic water painting...
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Keep little hands busy - and mess-free - with Christmas Magic Painting! Young children can colour in Christmas characters and objects by adding just water, such as Santa Claus, reindeer, snowmen, and lots of presents!
Join in the festive fun with this brilliant magic water painting activity book, with artwork from Axel Scheffler, bestselling illustrator of The Gruffalo. Use your paintbrush to add water and reveal colourful pictures! Wipe off excess water, then turn the page. Leave the book to dry and the colours will fade, ready to paint all over again!
With a paintbrush to help develop fine motor skills and an easy-to-grasp carry handle, as well as things to spot and count on every page, this activity book is the perfect gift for little ones out and about, or at home.
Discover more adventures from Axel Scheffler: Who's Hiding on the Farm, In the Jungle, and Can you Find Santa?
Series: Magic Painting
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Pre-orderChristmas Magic Painting
Keep little hands busy - and mess-free - with Christmas Magic Painting! Young children can colour in Christmas characters and objects by adding just water, such as Santa Claus, reindeer, snowmen, and lots of presents! Join in the festive fun with this brilliant magic water painting activity book, with artwork from Axel Scheffler, bestselling illustrator of The Gruffalo. Use your...Board book$1700Elsewhere:$2000Unit price /UnavailableOut 29 Sep 2026Pre-order -
Farm Magic Painting
Keep little hands busy - and mess-free - with Farm Magic Painting! Young children can colour in favourite farm animals by adding just water. Join in the farmyard fun with this brilliant magic water painting activity book, with artwork from Axel Scheffler, bestselling illustrator of The Gruffalo. Each page can be used again and again after drying, and there are...Board bookSold Out
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035052158
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Board book
Date Published: 23 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Campbell Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 238.0mm
Weight: 302g
Pages: 12
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Series: Magic Painting
About the Author
Award-winning and bestselling illustrator of The Gruffalo, Axel Scheffler has achieved worldwide acclaim for his humorous illustrations, and his books have been translated into over thirty languages. He has enjoyed particular success in his picture book collaborations with Julia Donaldson. Axel is also the bestselling illustrator of Campbell novelty books Farm Magic Painting, The Noisy Jungle Book and On the Farm, and the Who's Hiding Felt Flaps series.
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