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thestoryowl's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the cadence of the words and the brilliance of the colors in the pages. In my bag for color storytime
kristenremenar's review against another edition
2.0
I loved Laura Vaccaro Seeger's GREEN. This one made me pause on the first page with this opener:
"The thing is,
the thing is green.
And the green is,
the green is green."
Lots of nifty green things are described here and all add up to our beautiful green (and blue) planet, but I never really caught on to the language of "the thing".
"The thing is,
the thing is green.
And the green is,
the green is green."
Lots of nifty green things are described here and all add up to our beautiful green (and blue) planet, but I never really caught on to the language of "the thing".
pacifickle's review against another edition
2.0
This picture book serves a riddle. What's green? It goes on to give hints. The text of the first page confused me though. It reads, "The thing is, the thing is green. And the green is, the green is green." If I don't understand it, I'm not sure a child will.
I like the way the illustrations are a mix of real life objects that pop in and out of the picture plane like the best clip art you can imagine, over a rich landscape of almost psychedelic greens, but the text threw me off.
I like the way the illustrations are a mix of real life objects that pop in and out of the picture plane like the best clip art you can imagine, over a rich landscape of almost psychedelic greens, but the text threw me off.
pwbalto's review against another edition
4.0
How many words can you think of that describe green? Electric, lush, sparkling, glowing - they’re all here, and then some. Exciting, hypnotic language that begs to be read aloud (“It has dark and dangerous greens / greens-you’ve-never-seen greens / ocean-floor greens / tornado-sky greens / tiger’s eye greens”) describes some mysterious, ultra-green object, an object so green that it incorporates the green of grapes, green moths, traffic lights, ocean waves, and a gaping Komodo dragon. A boy and girl cavort through the greenscapes, grinning and gaping at waves of grain, climbing vines, glowing fish, and “green turtles in turtle-green ponds.” A celebration of language perfect for prompting coloriffic conversations. Mixed-media and digital artwork holds its own against the vivid text. —Paula Willey for Booklist online
elephant's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful illustrations in this book about the lovely green things on planet earth.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
3.0
A fun look at the color green with a twist at the end.
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