don't believe everything you read.

the package clearly states, at least three different times:

seriously, three times. on the front of the package, the back of the package & then, on the coloring book itself. that should have been a sign. really, i should have listened to my inner shakespeare who was whispering "the lady doth protest too much". maybe if i had, this wouldn't have happened:

thanks heavens, it was yellow (which although hard to see in the picture, is that bright highlighter yellow color, on my off-white side table), & not the red, blue or green paint. & luckily, mr. clean, his pal bar keepers friend, & i are on a first name basis... they definitely came to the rescue. thanks guys! i owe you one.