The Paint Brush Kid (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) - Softcover

Bulla, Clyde Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679892826 ISBN 13: 9780679892823

Publisher: Random House USA Children's Books, 1998

Synopsis

In the sequel to The Chalk Box Kid, Gregory's friend Uncle Pancho is in trouble. The city wants to build a highway right where his house is. They will have to tear it down! Then Gregory has an idea. He will paint the story of Uncle Pancho's life for the whole city to see . . . but can the paintings save Uncle Pancho's home?

Two beloved classics--The Chalk Box Kid and The Paint Brush Kid--get a vibrant new look!

About this title

About the Author

Clyde Robert Bulla (1914-2007) was born on a farm near King City, Missouri. He went to a one-room country school. Reading and writing were his favorite subjects, and by the time he was seven, Bulla knew he wanted to be a writer. After years of writing magazine stories and novels and working on his hometown newspaper, he found that he really wanted to write for children. More than 70 of his books for boys and girls have been published.

Ellen Beier is an American artist who has illustrated many children's books, including Anne of Green Gables, The Paint Brush Kid, Mrs. Peachtree and the Eighth Avenue Cat, and The Blue Hill Meadows. She was born in New York and now lives in Corvallis, Oregon, with her husband and son.

From the Back Cover

Uncle Pancho is about to lose his house! Gregory and his friends love Uncle Pancho. He isn't really anyone's uncle--he's their friend. When he begins to tell the story of his life, Gregory has an idea. He will paint the story of Uncle Pancho's Life . . . and maybe, just maybe, the painting will help save Uncle Pancho's house.

From the Inside Flap

Ten years ago, we met Gregory, his family, and his neighborhood in Clyde Robert Bulla's The Chalk Box Kid. The book was published to critical and popular acclaim. Publishers Weekly said, "Bulla has created a gem of a book--a story that goes straight to the heart." Now we pick up Gregory's story where it left off in The Paint Brush Kid. Gregory and his friends help their neighbor--Uncle Pancho--save his house by painting a wonderful mural on its walls. They paint a story, the story of Uncle Pancho's life, a story that comes to life for all who see it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House USA Children's Books
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679892826
• ISBN 13: 9780679892823
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Beier Ellen
• Number of pages: 80