From 1960-1970’s? Maybe a STORY BOOK Greetings type book – it was long and thin – A kitten trying to be helpful painting a house – House was a strange shape – Pyramid maybe? mixing wrong colors in buckets – making new colors. Man throws bucket -paints mix more in air – leaving spots on kitten
http://www.amazon.com/Color-Kittens-Little-Golden-Book/dp/0307021416
Was it The Color Kittens: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237346.The_Color_Kittens ?
Thank you for the suggestion, but no, it was not The Color Kittens 🙁
I purchased a copy of it to confirm. Bummer.
I’m thinking it may have been influenced by it though, because I can see some similarities.
I believe it was actually a “Birthday Book” or a story book greeting book -perhaps by Gibson? I live in California, and I believe it was purchased there.
In the early 1970’s it was popular to have a birthday book, or greeting book that was published by the greeting card companies – they were maybe 14-20 pages at most. The dimensions of the book were appx. 8/12″ tall by 5″ wide.
I really appreciate everyone’s help in trying to find this – It has great sentimental value to me. Thank you!
Could this be Cissy Lavender? It’s described at http://w1.loganberrybooks.com/stumpthebookseller/?p=53
Great News! I found my book! YAY!
The full title is “The Colorful Story of How the Leopard Got Its Spots – A Birthday Book” – Illustrated by Marjorie Cooper –
It is a Gibson “Story Book” Greetings book – USA – Printed in 1971.
Thanks again to everyone who responded and helped in my quest!