Review Detail

Paint by Sticker Kids: America

Kids Nonfiction 221

A fun way to celebrate the Sestercentennial!

April 10, 2026 (Updated: June 06, 2026)

Overall rating

3.0

Writing Style

N/A

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

4.0

Learning Value

2.0

As someone who was in middle school during the Bicentennial, I am perhaps more excited about the Sestercentennial (or Semiquincentennial, which seems like more of a mouthful!) than most people. I keep telling my middle school students to remember this celebration of our nation's birth, and to think about it when the Tricentennial is celebrated when they are in their early 70s! If you are trying to get children excited about this 250th birthday, this sticker book is a great way to do it.

Good Points

There are a variety of images, including TWO eagles, a flag, popsicles, the White House, and the Statue of Liberty. The colors are bright, and lean heavily into red, white, and blue, which is only right. The backgrounds are colorful, and the numbered areas to put the stickers are marked clearly with easy to read numbers. The corresponding stickers are also well labeled.

Because I am putting together a bulletin board in my library, I offered the pages to students to assemble. The pictures come out quite nicely, although some of the pieces are pretty small. Eleven and twelve year olds with good motor skills can complete these in about twenty minutes, but I would think children younger than eight might struggle, even though the range given by the publisher is five and up. The artist should have a good attention span as well!

If you have young people in your life, these stickers would make a great gift along with for Brain Quest Presidents Smart Cards: America's 250th Anniversary Edition, and the quintessential patriotic accessory-- a bucket hat printed with flags! A box of bomb pops wouldn't hurt, either.