Purple, Green and Yellow
by Robert Munsch · Grade K-3 · Ages Ages 4-8
Brigid loves coloring and wants the biggest, brightest markers she can get. When she finally gets special markers that are not supposed to wash off, her colorful choices lead to a very silly problem.
Key vocabulary
A color made from mixing red and blue. Grapes and violets can be purple.
The color of grass, leaves, and many frogs. It is one of the colors Brigid loves to use.
A bright color like sunshine, lemons, or corn. Yellow can make a picture look cheerful.
Pens with soft tips filled with ink. People use them to draw and color.
Filling a picture or space with colors. You can color with crayons, pencils, or markers.
Something washable can be cleaned off with water and soap. Washable markers are made to come off more easily.
Permanent means something is meant to stay and not go away. Permanent ink can be very hard to wash off.
Indelible means it will not come off easily. It is a big word for a mark that stays put.