Dinosaurs Magic Painting Book: The SAS. The Iranian Embassy Siege. The True Story

I remembered magic painting books fondly from my youth so got this for my 7 year old son and I to enjoy.My memory of magic painting was that generally the colours were a bit muddy and the paper a bit thin and cheap but that it was still pretty fun.This Usborne Magic painting book was INCREDIBLE! The paper was really nice quality, each page is perforated so you can remove them from the book if more than one person wants to paint at the same time. If you don't want to remove the page you can keep them in the book and the back page is a glossy thick card that folds in behind the page you're working on so the water doesn't soak the next page.The colours were just amazing - they come out really bright and the pictures looked really cool when they were finished. My son is not at all into regular painting but even he had to do several pictures in a row because they were so much fun.The water does soak through the page if you're not extra conservative with the water but that's not a problem if you take them out or remember to use the protector.The brush provided was also really good quality.We really enjoyed this book and would recommend it very highly.

2 copies purchased - excellent for children (my 6 yr old and 81/2 yr old great nephews), and old people with dementia. I works like magic! Must be able to use a reasonably fine brush, although cotton buds work - but be ready to change them as necessary. Piece of paper towel useful.

I brought this for work. In the school I work in we have a daily intervention to develop attention. The idea is that items used have to have a wow factor for the children. The children loved it. They were fascinated that just using water could create a wonderful coloured picture. I'm giving the book to my granddaughter to complete the other pictures too and I'm sure she will love it just as much as the children I work with.

Both my 3.5 and 8 year old have enjoyed this magic painting book. It's one of the nicest quality ones we have used, thick pages and good colours. Its also a great item to entertain kids when out and about, eg when eating out at restaurants or to take on holiday, as all you need is a little water. Perfect for small kids as its not as messy as getting all the paints out!

My 4 year old loves these magic painting books and we have ordered them time and time again since he was 2. This is the second time we have had the dinosaur book.It is easy for children to ‘paint’ lots of different colours and the bonus is there is minimal mess to clear up afterwards. The colours are vivid and bright, although it is easy for the colours to bleed into each other, however I don’t think this really matters as long as the children are enjoying the process. I have found it can be quite therapeutic for adults to do too.Pages can be torn out easily, and there is an extra cardboard flap that should be used to stop the water from bleeding into the page behind it.Pictures are very detailed and can spark conversation for children about what they can see.