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The cross hatched ink and sepia washed drawings in edward ardizzones newly republished sarah and simon and no red paint godine 48 pages 1795 evoke another lost era that of britain in the early 1960s in a pleasantly old fashioned story that begins with struggle and ends with redemption we meet two children who live with their mother . Sarah and simons father is a poor painter who cant seem to sell his masterpieces their mother stays home with the crying baby and valiantly puts food on the table despite the lack of money saran and simons father lack just one thing to finish the masterpiece that will make them rich red paint. But there is no more red paint and no more money left so sarah and simon set out to help their father the cross hatched ink and sepia washed drawings in edward ardizzones newly republished sarah and simon and no red paint evoke another lost era that of britain in the early 1960s. Sarah and simon are good little helpers and spend their time doing chores and visiting their favorite place in town the old second hand bookshop with its kind owner soon the masterpiece is almost finished except for the bit of red paint needed to complete it and even the dealer agrees to buy it if it were finished the next day