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First Magic Painting Cute Puppies

By Abigail Wheatley
Series: First Magic Painting
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Simply add water to bring scenes of fabulously cute puppies magically to life. Filled with simple, black-and-white images of the most heart-meltingly cute puppies playing, frolicking and snuggling. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and watch as delightful hues magically appear!... Read More
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Simply add water to bring scenes of fabulously cute puppies magically to life.
Filled with simple, black-and-white images of the most heart-meltingly cute puppies playing, frolicking and snuggling. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and watch as delightful hues magically appear! Great for keeping little ones busy and helping them learn brush control skills at the same time. Simply tuck the waterproof back flap under each page as it's painted, to stop water from seeping through to the rest of the book.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781836042211

Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Illustration: B&W illustrations that become colour illustrations when water is applied

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Emily Ritson
  • Illustrated by Emily Ritson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 32

Collections

Abigail Wheatley Activity Books and Kits Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Drawing, Colouring and Painting Books for Kids Series: First Magic Painting

About the Author

Abigail Wheatley joined Usborne Publishing in 2002 after completing a doctorate on medieval castles. She's still writing books about castles, but has branched out into areas such as science, art and cookery. She lives in a little book-filled house in Kent, with views of a real castle from her bedroom window.

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