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Picture Book · Ages 3–8 · 2001 · Est. 6 min read-aloud
Makeup Mess
By Robert Munsch, Michael Martchenko (Illustrator)
Julie discovers true beauty isn't found in makeup after surprising reactions from her family.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 785 ratings
30 pages· 665 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Julie dreams of being as beautiful as a movie star and spends all her savings on colorful makeup. But when her parents react with shock instead of admiration, Julie learns a surprising lesson about beauty. Will she realize that her natural self is more stunning than any makeup could make her? This humorous tale invites young readers to laugh and reflect on the true essence of beauty.
From the publisher
There’s nothing more beautiful than a smart kid! Julie wants to be BEEEEEEAUTIFUL! She’s saved up all her money and robbed her little brother’s piggy bank to buy some MMMMMAKEUP. Julie buys all kinds of makeup: red and purple stuff for her hair, green stuff for her cheeks, black stuff for her lips and yellow stuff for her eyes. When she looks in the mirror she thinks, Oh! I am as pretty as a movie star. What she can’t understand is why her parents don’t seem to agree. Her mother screams, her father faints, and it isn’t until Julie comes downstairs wearing her regular face that she learns she is beautiful with no makeup on at all. Munsch’s unique brand of humour will remind children that they are beautiful just the way they are, as they laugh throughout this hilarious new story.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 30
- Words
- 665
- Reading age
- 3–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 440L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.4
- F&P level
- ~L
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 65018
Publication
- Published
- April 2, 2019
- First published
- January 1, 2001
- Publisher
- Scholastic Canada
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780439988964
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