Bibliography: Brown, Margaret Wise. 1986. The Color Kittens. New York: Golden Books. ISBN: 0307102343.

Plot Summary:
Two green-eyed kittens named Brush and Hush have a strong interest in mixing colors.  They are lacking green paint, so they set out to create some.  After experimenting with mixing several different colors, they finally get the color green.  The kittens continue to mix colors as well as their imaginations.

Critical Analysis:
Margaret Wise Brown is known and admired for her pleasant, rhyming stories that soothe and intrique readers.  The Color Kittens is no exception, and the text flows elegantly from page to page.  The book is aimed at very young children, although adult readers can find just as much enjoyment from the lyrical words.

The illustrations by Alice and Martin Provensen compliment the story well.  The use of negative space on each page strengthens the appearance of the colors, which serve as a primary focus in the book.  Each picture appears to be neatly hand-drawn, but the overall look is more whimsical. The illustrations are also appropriately detailed, and some of the pictures could stand alone as solitary works of art.  Most importantly, the illustrations capture the magic and meaning of the story.