cover image Pearl Paints

Pearl Paints

Abigail Thomas. Henry Holt & Company, $5.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-8050-4071-5

Pearl proves her artistic talent by painting a mural on her bedroom wall. Hewitt supplies ""childlike"" compositions, said PW, and, in the most playful sequence, ""floats Pearl atop backgrounds that imitate the styles of O'Keeffe, Gauguin and other masters."" Ages 3-7. (Apr.)