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libraryjen's review against another edition
4.0
This could be a great springboard to a feelings or color themed storytime. I'm going to read parts and then stop and read another book (for example, when mom says yellow is cheery but the narrator says it's worried, you could stop and read a book about being worried, then go back to this one and read the next spread).
jeremychiasson's review against another edition
3.0
A lyrical story about how colours represents different feelings to different people. This would make for a great read-aloud in kindergarten, and could even be the basis for a discussion.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
What if my blue is different than your blue? What does pink represent? This book explores colors and how we interpret them differently. This would pair nicely with a writing or art project in the intermediate grades.
nikimarion's review against another edition
4.0
Jessica Young flips the script on traditional interpretations of color (red is angry, blue is sad) to include the young protagonist's perspective, which deviates from the norm. Red can be "as brave a fire truck" and blue can be "happy." "I guess colors are how you see them," the narrator concludes with conviction and confidence.
Catia Chien's illustrations are always mesmerizing and she excels at scene- and mood-setting, which makes her the perfect collaborator for this text. Her style can be at once expansive and focused, and her use of acrylic paint allows her to blend colors to bring a freshness and a softness to each page.
Catia Chien's illustrations are always mesmerizing and she excels at scene- and mood-setting, which makes her the perfect collaborator for this text. Her style can be at once expansive and focused, and her use of acrylic paint allows her to blend colors to bring a freshness and a softness to each page.
elephant's review against another edition
5.0
This lovely picture book links colors, emotions and imagination! Red may be "angry like a dragon's burning breath", or "brave as a fire truck" and a "superhero cape".
rrrrj's review
4.0
Nice book, a complex idea but presented pretty simply. I will probably use it as a storytime back-up instead of a feature presentation, though, for the super nitpicky reason that I don't like that the alternate emotions for pink are "pretty/annoying". Could have easily been the less value-based "soft like a tutu, no, rough like a skinned knee", just for one example.
tashrow's review
4.0
Colors can be seen in many different ways and the little girl in this picture book tends to see them very differently than her family and friends. Her sister says that blue is sad, but for her blue is happy like favorite jeans or the swimming pool. Her mother says yellow is cheery, but for her yellow is worried like a wilting flower. Her father says brown is ordinary, but it is also the color of chocolate syrup so it’s special too. Useful for color identifying, this book takes it a level deeper to the feelings that colors evoke in each of us.
Young has created something of a poem here in her prose. She uses a format with repetitive structures, each new person and their reactions to colors a stanza and also a set of pages. Within this strong format, the exploration of feelings is done with a confidence that will allow young readers to voice their own. Young takes unusual reactions to colors and makes them concrete with her examples too.
Chien’s illustrations have a wonderful softness to them that frees the imagination. Filled with the color that is being discussed, the illustrations celebrate each color and invite thoughts from children listening to the book.
A lovely take on colors, this picture book will lead to plenty of discussion and would be a great jumping off point for craft and art projects. Appropriate for ages 4-5.
Young has created something of a poem here in her prose. She uses a format with repetitive structures, each new person and their reactions to colors a stanza and also a set of pages. Within this strong format, the exploration of feelings is done with a confidence that will allow young readers to voice their own. Young takes unusual reactions to colors and makes them concrete with her examples too.
Chien’s illustrations have a wonderful softness to them that frees the imagination. Filled with the color that is being discussed, the illustrations celebrate each color and invite thoughts from children listening to the book.
A lovely take on colors, this picture book will lead to plenty of discussion and would be a great jumping off point for craft and art projects. Appropriate for ages 4-5.
xerxes314's review
4.0
The narrator explains to us how she feels about the colors, contrasting her point of view with various other people in her life. The drawings are pleasantly impressionistic and the interpretations of the colors are pretty interesting. The rhythm doesn't quite work at the end, and my 2yo always thinks the gray page is black (it's quite dark), so minor points off for that.
katebrarian's review
4.0
I love this book! A great exploration of what different colours mean to different people. "'Brrr!' Grandma says. 'Gray is cold. Like the sky before a storm.' But my gray is as cozy as a curled-up kitten and the sound of soft rain on the roof." It's so lyrical and the art is really gorgeous, I especially like the lush green forest. Check out Catia Chien's beautiful paintings!
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