The Invisible Paintbrush

Emma is a young painter whose pictures have started to feel plain, and she longs for something magical to change her art. A traveling painter who comes to town hands her a special wooden paintbrush, explaining that anything painted with it stays invisible unless someone close by is truly happy. Emma is both excited and puzzled, and when she tries a kite, a rainbow and a smiling sun, nothing shows up on the paper, leaving her frustrated and unsure.

At school she shows the blank page to her best friend Lily, who proposes they try to make someone happy to test the brush. This story by Yavuz DEMİRKIRAN follows Emma as she paints a favorite memory for Lily and for other friends, discovering how her art and the joy of others are connected. Young readers can follow her sketchbook of colorful scenes on Online Masal, where this tale about friendship, empathy and shared happiness is available.