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beyondevak's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the perspective on each color. The author gave readers something unique to consider.
kristenremenar's review against another edition
4.0
Some may say that blue is a sad color, but for the main character, blue is happy "like my favorite jeans/ and a splash in the pool on a hot day." A nice way to look at different ways colors can make us feel. Use with the classic "Hailstones and Halibut Bones" by Mary O'Neill or "My Cold Plum Lemon Pie Bluesy Mood" by Tameka Brown.
silvisilvs's review against another edition
5.0
Not your average book about colours. Mixing colours with emotions, an introduction to abstract ideas for discussion.
beths0103's review against another edition
5.0
Carrie Gelson was absolutely right: this book is a writing lesson waiting to happen. Love how Jessica Young takes our normal perception of colors (blue is sad, red is angry, yellow is cheerful) and turns it on its head.
witchofthemountains's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this book was absolutely adorable. Everyone tells the narrator that colors mean certain things: Blue is sad, grey is cold, red is angry. But she doesn't think so. She thinks blue is happy, grey is comfortable, and red is brave. And she tells you exactly why.
The illustrations are cute and make the concept of colors having "feelings" easier to grasp for younger readers. The wording is easy to read out loud and the structure leaves room for anyone reading out loud to use voices for emphasis on the emotions and things like that. It's a great book to read aloud to kids and I can't wait to get my son a copy.
The illustrations are cute and make the concept of colors having "feelings" easier to grasp for younger readers. The wording is easy to read out loud and the structure leaves room for anyone reading out loud to use voices for emphasis on the emotions and things like that. It's a great book to read aloud to kids and I can't wait to get my son a copy.
thewinnielife's review against another edition
One of my favorite picture books (of course blue is my favorite color)! I love how it shows the different sides of colors and how they mean different things to people. It also shows how colors can be tied to emotions. AND the illustrations are the cutest!!
fairislemeadow's review against another edition
5.0
This sweet book presents creative ways to look at colors, and a subtle message about originality and thinking for yourself.
"'Brrr!' Grandma says. 'Gray is cold. Like the sky before a storm.'
But my gray is cozy as a curled-up kitten and the sound of soft rain on the roof."
"'Brrr!' Grandma says. 'Gray is cold. Like the sky before a storm.'
But my gray is cozy as a curled-up kitten and the sound of soft rain on the roof."
scostner's review against another edition
5.0
I heard Jessica read her book at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville (October 2013)and was impressed with the imagery she uses to describe the emotions and personal meaning associated with colors. Jessica is visiting our school on February 24 and the students are looking forward to meeting her and sharing their color stories with her.
jaymeshaw's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this! I thought it was really neat how the different colors mean different things to the little girl and the people around her.