Mix It Up (Press Here)

by Herve Tullet (Author)

Mix It Up (Press Here)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Press Here

An interactive picture book from the New York Times bestselling "Prince of Preschool"

Great for toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers to learn about combining colors in a fun and imaginative way.

Accept Hervé Tullet's irresistible invitation to mix it up in a dazzling adventure of whimsy and wonder. Follow the artist's simple instructions and suddenly colors appear, mix, splatter, and vanish in a world powered only by the reader's imagination.

In Mix It Up! Tullet sets readers on an extraordinary interactive journey all within the printed page.

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Kirkus

Starred Review
While the participatory nature may recall an app, nothing feels digital here; in fact, Tullet’s paintings show paint texture so lusciously it’s hard to remember that these are dry illustrations. Shaking the book, tilting the book sideways and closing the book “so the colors squish together” yield more color-mixing results, all temptingly textured like real paint.

School Library Journal

Starred Review

PreS-Gr 1--Following up his ingenious Press Here (Chronicle, 2011), dynamic and innovative author and illustrator Tullet presents another interactive picture book, this time designed to teach children about color. Tullet shows blobs of paint on white pages and asks readers to touch their fingers to each blob to mix and create new colors. Though the book is clearly aimed at young children, even adult readers will admire this gorgeously made volume--and may find it difficult to resist physically shaking and touching the book as per the author's directions. While simple, the book's design is effective and even intricate in the details: spatters of paint adorn the sides and corners of each white spread, adding an authenticity that readers will love. The text is spare yet inviting ("Now try tilting the book to the right. What do you think will happen? Right again!"). Tullet has in the past proven himself a master at playing with the author/reader relationship, through books such as The Eyes Game (Phaidon) and Help! We Need a Title (both 2014, Candlewick), and this imaginative new work is no exception. Rivaling an iPad for its sheer fun and interactive elements, this engaging and inventive title will easily find fans.--Mahnaz Dar, School Library Journal

Copyright 2014 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Publishers Weekly

Starred Review

The opening of Tullet's new book continues in the vein of Press Here as the narrator instructs readers to call forth swarms of multicolored thumbprints: "Tap it again. Tap, tap, tap." This time, though, Tullet has something to teach readers. Smudges of red, yellow, and blue paint are seen on the left, with another spot of yellow on the right; all are in vivid close-up and look wet to the touch. "With one finger take a little bit of the blue... and just touch the yellow. Rub it... gently." A page turn reveals the spot with the blue rubbed in; it's green now, but imperfectly mixed, so the original yellow and blue are still visible. "See?" the narrator asks encouragingly. After making purple and orange, Tullet invites readers to experiment by shutting the book to combine patches of "wet" paint. "Try it again! Got it? Makes sense, doesn't it?" Franceschelli is a talented translator, and the book's conversational tone is an important part of its charm. It's an effective presentation of basic color mixing, and great fun for paint lovers in places where paints can't be used. Ages 3-5. (Sept.)

Copyright 2014 Publishers Weekly, LLC Used with permission.

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Herve Tullet
Herve Tullet has been an art director at various ad agencies, a magazine illustrator, and for the past 15 years, a creator of children's books. He lives with his two sons and daughter in Paris.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781452137353
Lexile Measure
60
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication date
September 16, 2014
Series
Press Here
BISAC categories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV009020 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | Colors
Library of Congress categories
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