A Magic Color Book: Magic Art Class

In two Magic Color Books by Harley Black, the pictures change before readers' very own eyes. In Magic Art Class, Alice paints her own way, making pigs purple and crocodiles red. At first, children see a black-and-white sketch of Alice's painting. Then, as if by magic, with one pull, they see her imaginative idea in full color. In Amazing Magic School, Max learns how to take color out of things, such as a rabbit in a hat and a toy frog, and then, with the help of readers, puts it back. ( Mar.)