These are great ideas as gifts or stocking stuffers for your little ones this Christmas season.Īn animated storyteller and an artist by nature, Christine L. If you want a signed copy of the book, you can purchase it on the author’s website - On her website, she is also selling The Magic Paintbrush t-shirts, notebooks, and necklaces. The Magic Paintbrush is available to purchase online through Createspace and Amazon. To conclude, if you are a parent looking for a good book for your little bookworm, I highly recommend Villa ’ s book, The Magic Paintbrush. Both the storyline and illustrations complement each other well. Villa ’ s childlike and vibrant spirit is captured within the pages of this book, and the storyline is enhanced further by the whimsical and adorable (and equally vibrant) illustrations by Kathrina Iris. The Magic Paintbrush is written in a clear and concise manner with a simple yet effective storyline for all ages and backgrounds as mentioned earlier. into the games and stories I tell the kids during yoga classes. Really, the interpretations are endless with this book.Īs a yoga teacher who teaches children ’ s yoga, I would say that Villa's book is a great addition to children ’ s literature because I always incorporate and emphasize the values and themes of peace, loving kindness, goodness, adventure, and play, etc. This book can be used as an educational tool for children as it teaches multiple life lessons in which I only mentioned a few here. And then again, when things do go awry, this book teaches us that there is always something we can fall back and rely on as therapy, a form of self-healing and self-reflection to find that silver lining, or in this case, "a sun peeking from the clouds," in the darkest moments of our lives. Not only this, we are oftentimes faced with obstacles or people like Alexa's best friend, Nikki, who can lead us astray. Furthermore, this book taps into our intentions of doing good in the world through the gifts we are given. In this book, Villa captures the essence of childhood joy and innocence, which serves as a simple reminder to all of us who are artists throughout all walks of life (e.g., poets, writers, musicians, etc.). Through her lively painting adventures, Alexa discovers the power she has with Picasso by her side and learns the true meaning of goodness and beauty through her artwork. Readers will get a chance to meet a magical paintbrush named Picasso who has genie-like powers to grant Alexa, the female protoganist, three wishes per day. I had the pleasure of reading Villa ’ s story when it was originally published online via knowonder!, which won the People ’ s Choice Award in 2011.
The Magic Paintbrush by Villa is a genuinely heartwarming story for children of all ages. This was a review written by Kathy Uyen Nguyen from Texas, USA, which was published in Filipino Fiesta (November 28 - December 28, 2014), a Filipino-American newspaper based in Elk Grove.
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