Anaceci grabs a dark red paintbrush and sweeps a giant stripe across her paper. "Whoa!" The wet paint shines beside the sunny window.
Anaceci leans closer, watching the dark red shine. She adds circles and zigzags, then a tall tower shape. Splat! Red dots fly onto the desk.
Anaceci turns the paper — upside down, then sideways. A bold picture appears! Dark red shapes march and dance, reaching for the sun.
Anaceci smiles. She lifts the painting and carries it carefully toward the class. "This is my dark red," she says.
A breeze from the window catches the painting! It swoops into the air like a dark red kite. Anaceci jumps and laughs.
She grabs one corner and holds the painting high. The colorful classroom glows around the bold dark red shapes.
Anaceci hangs the painting on the classroom wall. It stands out among all the other pictures — bold and bright in dark red.
Each day, Anaceci reaches for the dark red paint first. She makes new pictures — each one shows exactly what she loves.