This book can be used for grades of any age to teach about art. It lets people know that art is what you make of it. It doesn't matter what you color things, or how odd things may look, its about having fun and feeling confident in whatever you decide to create. Author Eric Carle really reaches out to others in this book through personal experiences with art.
The confidence that the artist in the book portrays can reach out and help others in feeling that their "blue horse" is good art and it doesn't matter that it isn't typical. It is a very simple read, and it is fun to see all the colors in the book that the artist uses in every new page you turn to.
I love Eric Carle illustrations, and this might be the first book that I have seen where he is the author. I am most familiar with the Bill Martin Jr. books that he has illustrated, such as Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? I like that this book has the same style. I agree that this is an important message to send to students. As a family, we still laugh about my sister's pre-school teacher who sent her the opposite message by telling her that Santa did not have a purple suit.
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