The Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library
May, 04 2024 17:30:57
The Rainbow Snail
By Åkesson, Karin
Blue like the raindrops. Green like the soft grass. Yellow like the warm sun. This is the story of how the rainbow snail came to be. It takes sun and rain to make a rainbow, and what better combination of colors could there be?
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9781914912283
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Hardcover
10 Cats
By Gravett, Emily
Award-winning, bestselling author and illustrator Emily Gravett follows a group of playful cats as they turn a mess of color into an engaging display of art and text. Follow the lives of ten kittens as they playfully pounce, bat, and swat while their mother sleeps. Buckets of paint quickly turn the kittens - and their sleeping mother - into brilliant works of art. When mama cat wakes up, playtime turns into bath time. Full of playful and engaging art, this inventive tale creates page after page of spot-the-difference fun perfect for repeat reading.
Publisher: n/a
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9781914912580
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Hardcover
Pink Is Not a Color
By Ward, Lindsay
Pink finds happiness right where she always knew it was in this colorful companion to the popular picture book This Book Is Gray.Pink loves her rosy world, from her pink toy dinosaur to her pet flamingo, Phil. But when she sees the Primaries and Secondaries getting ready for the Rainbow Extravaganza, she begins to wonder why she isn't in the rainbow ... and if that means she's not really a color. Then she meets the Tints, and she's even more confused. Luckily, a friend shows her the many ways she spreads joy -- reminding Pink that she is truly one of a kind, rainbow or not.Featuring the world of colors introduced in This Book Is Gray -- and a few new color concepts -- this is a tale about appreciating who you are and realizing that only you can decide what makes you happy.
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9781542026864
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Hardcover
Rainbow Boy
By Rouanzion, Taylor
A story about a boy with a heart too big for one color alone. A little boy attempts to answer one of grown-ups' all-time favorite questions: "What's your favorite color?" But with so many wonderful colors to choose from, he doesn't know how to answer. He loves his pink sparkly tutu, bright red roses, soft yellow baby doll pajamas, and big, orange basketball. How will he ever pick?
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9781506463988
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Hardcover
Orange Is an Apricot, Green Is a Tree Frog
By Estellon, Pascale
Orange Is an Apricot, Green Is a Tree Frog inspires young learners' curiosity in nature and language through the simple joy of connecting words and pictures through colors. Yellow looks like a daffodil and a dahlia, a lemon and a chick. Blue looks like a dragonfly and an iris, a blue tang and a bluebird. Pascale Estellon's wonderfully detailed gouache illustrations bring the many shades of red, orange, yellow, blue, green, black, and white to life and serve as a beginner's field guide to new words and new worlds. Children will expand their vocabulary and delight in seeing words they already know while learning the names of new animals, plants, and fruits and vegetables through their hues.
Publisher: n/a
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9781648960147
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Hardcover
Circle Under Berry
By Higgins, Carter
With an elegant and simple approach, this thought-provoking concept book shows young readers that everything in the world can be seen from infinite perspectives.Each page compares colors, shapes, and objects in relation to each other. A triangle that is over a square is also under a circle. A circle that is pink also might be a flower.The artful, playful combinations of simple concepts and Higgins's rhythmic writing and expert arrangement of objects on the page make this book a perfect read-aloud, capable of entertaining, educating, and challenging readers in equal measure.There are multiple ways to read the book, allowing it to work for several ages and reading levels at once. The educational value and sheer fun packed into this book's language and visual design will make it a huge hit with educators and librarians, new parents, and creative kids who are visual learners.
Publisher: n/a
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9781797205083
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Hardcover
The Hidden Rainbow
By Matheson, Christie
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to uncover the rainbow of colors hidden in a garden, which helps flowers bloom and bees find food. Includes facts about bees and their importance.
Publisher: n/a
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9780062393418
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Hardcover
The Button Book
By Nicholls, Sally
This silly and sweet picture book introduces young children to colors through humor and clever interactive elements. For fans of Herv Tullet's Press Here.Here's a button. I wonder what happens when you press it Follow a group of animal friends as they discover a collection of mysterious buttons, all of which do different things!From a blue singing button to a purple tickle button, from a rude sound button to a mysterious white button, there's only one way to find out what they do: press them all! And thankfully, there's even a sleeping button to lull the animals to sleep after a busy day.A lively introduction to colors and shapes, The Button Book is the perfect interactive book for storytime (and bedtime!) .
Publisher: n/a
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9780735267152
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Hardcover
This Little Pup
By Bryant, Laura J
A boy throws a ball for the puppy to fetch. It bounces past two brown cows, three green frogs, four pink pigs, and keeps right on going around the farm, taking the reader with it, all the way back to where it started. A circuitous romp with cumulative text and beautifully rendered illustrations, introducing animals, counting, and colors.
Publisher: n/a
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9780807578650
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Hardcover
Green on Green
By White, Dianne
Discover the joys of nature, seasons, family - and the vibrant colors of them all - in this lyrical picture book from the author of the acclaimed Blue on Blue.A child is on a colorful journey through the seasons, filled with yellow flowers and blue coral in spring and summer and orange pumpkins and green pine forests in fall and winter. All the while, there is another colorful change on the horizon - the birth of a new sibling. With gentle, rhyming text and vivid artwork, this book is a heartfelt celebration of family, nature, seasons, colors, and the wonder and magic of them all.
Publisher: n/a
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9781481462785
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Hardcover
Wake Up, Color Pup
By Morley, Taia
A beautiful picture book about a little pup's colorful journey through the range of his emotions!A bright yellow bird promises to bring adventure to sleepy Pup's gray world. As Pup follows his new friend on a walk, each discovery ignites a new feeling and corresponding color, until Pup is saturated with them. But when a storm comes, Pup's color is drained as fear sweeps through him. Only his curious yellow friend remains bright, and encourages him to keep his chin up, play, and carry on! This is a remarkably simple and resonant examination of exploration and resilience, and introduces the idea of abstract association.
Publisher: n/a
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9780399559457
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Hardcover
One Shoe Two Shoes
By Hart, Caryl
With bright, bold illustrations, this stylish picture book features lots of shoes, ten white mice, and one adorable dog.One shoe, two shoes.Red shoes, blue shoes.Two shoes make a pair.Who's that hiding there?Shoes, shoes, and more shoes . . . this book is bursting shoes of all different colors, sizes, and shapes. There's a pair here to suit everyone--even a family of mice! Jolly, rhythmic text carries you playfully along in this delightfully stylish book that introduces colors and numbers in a gentle and fun way.
Publisher: n/a
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9781547600946
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Hardcover
Colors
By Rotner, Shelley
A stunning photographic picture book that invites young children to explore their colorful world.A red fire truck races, orange pumpkins glow, and purple flowers bloom in vivid pictures of familiar things that inspire children to look more carefully at their environment. The creator of the award-winning Shades of People offers a new concept book full of striking portraits of children from diverse backgrounds and brilliantly colored photographs.
Publisher: n/a
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9780823440634
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Hardcover
Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse
By Godwin, Jane
A bit Each Peach Pear Plum, a bit Go, Dog, Go!, this read-aloud joy is deceptively simple yet packed with delights for the very young--a preschool standout deserving of modern-classic status.A little mouse makes her way around the world, and invites preschoolers along as she sets out: Red house / Blue house / Green house / Tree house! / See the tiny mouse in her little brown house? Seamless, simple, and inspiring, the rhyming story abounds in concepts for the very young, with a particular focus on colors, and a delightful search-and-find element on every spread--the intrepid mouse herself!
Publisher: n/a
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9780525553816
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Hardcover
The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
By Kelkar, Supriya
Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from pink for dancing to bhangra beats to red for courage. He especially takes care with his patka - his turban - smoothing it out and making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet's mom finds a
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1454931841
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Summer Color!
By Murray, Diana
A celebration of the wonder and colors of every child's favorite season--summer!In this celebration of the outdoors, two rambunctious children take off on an adventure from their own backyard. In each new scene they discover the wondrous details--and beautiful colors--of nature. Even when a little summer rain threatens to dampen their grand adventure, the fun continues as woodland scenes come to life in a whole new way. Diana Murray's spirited verse paired with Zoe Persico's charming illustrations hits a wonderful balance of sophisticated and sweet, with details that young children will immediately relate to and layered verse that will enchant readers of all ages.
Publisher: n/a
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9780316370943
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Hardcover
Pirate Jack Gets Dressed
By Day, Nancy Raines
Ahoy, matey! Join jaunty pirate Captain Jack as he uses every color of the rainbow to pick out his outfit in this bright and bold read-aloud.It's the crack o' dawn, and dapper Pirate Jack is ready t' get dressed for a day out on the high seas with his motley crew. He'll need every color of the rainbow to make his outfit complete - from his itchy gray long johns and his toasty pink socks to his bright red sash and his cozy purple coat. And he won't be forgettin' his black eye patch and trusty brown peg leg, either! But just as he's about to step outside, he realizes he's still missing one color: green! Thank goodness a certain feathered friend is ready to jump from her swing and onto his shoulder to complete his colorful look. Squawk!
Publisher: n/a
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9781481476645
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Hardcover
Red
By Seeger, Laura Vaccaro
Dark Red,Light Red,Lost red,Bright red.In this simple, sumptuously illustrated companion to the Caldecott Honor Book Green and the highly acclaimed Blue, award-winning artist Laura Vaccaro Seeger once again turns her attention to the ways in which color evokes emotion, in this case, anger, fear, hostility, and ultimately love in a story of a fox trying to return to its family. Lost and alone, he makes his way through a dark forest, injures his paw, has glancing encounters with humans, and finds himself trapped in a cage, before an act of kindness returns him to the wilderness.
The Rainbow Snail
By Åkesson, Karin
Blue like the raindrops. Green like the soft grass. Yellow like the warm sun. This is the story of how the rainbow snail came to be. It takes sun and rain to make a rainbow, and what better combination of colors could there be?
10 Cats
By Gravett, Emily
Award-winning, bestselling author and illustrator Emily Gravett follows a group of playful cats as they turn a mess of color into an engaging display of art and text. Follow the lives of ten kittens as they playfully pounce, bat, and swat while their mother sleeps. Buckets of paint quickly turn the kittens - and their sleeping mother - into brilliant works of art. When mama cat wakes up, playtime turns into bath time. Full of playful and engaging art, this inventive tale creates page after page of spot-the-difference fun perfect for repeat reading.
Pink Is Not a Color
By Ward, Lindsay
Pink finds happiness right where she always knew it was in this colorful companion to the popular picture book This Book Is Gray.Pink loves her rosy world, from her pink toy dinosaur to her pet flamingo, Phil. But when she sees the Primaries and Secondaries getting ready for the Rainbow Extravaganza, she begins to wonder why she isn't in the rainbow ... and if that means she's not really a color. Then she meets the Tints, and she's even more confused. Luckily, a friend shows her the many ways she spreads joy -- reminding Pink that she is truly one of a kind, rainbow or not.Featuring the world of colors introduced in This Book Is Gray -- and a few new color concepts -- this is a tale about appreciating who you are and realizing that only you can decide what makes you happy.
Rainbow Boy
By Rouanzion, Taylor
A story about a boy with a heart too big for one color alone. A little boy attempts to answer one of grown-ups' all-time favorite questions: "What's your favorite color?" But with so many wonderful colors to choose from, he doesn't know how to answer. He loves his pink sparkly tutu, bright red roses, soft yellow baby doll pajamas, and big, orange basketball. How will he ever pick?
Orange Is an Apricot, Green Is a Tree Frog
By Estellon, Pascale
Orange Is an Apricot, Green Is a Tree Frog inspires young learners' curiosity in nature and language through the simple joy of connecting words and pictures through colors. Yellow looks like a daffodil and a dahlia, a lemon and a chick. Blue looks like a dragonfly and an iris, a blue tang and a bluebird. Pascale Estellon's wonderfully detailed gouache illustrations bring the many shades of red, orange, yellow, blue, green, black, and white to life and serve as a beginner's field guide to new words and new worlds. Children will expand their vocabulary and delight in seeing words they already know while learning the names of new animals, plants, and fruits and vegetables through their hues.
Circle Under Berry
By Higgins, Carter
With an elegant and simple approach, this thought-provoking concept book shows young readers that everything in the world can be seen from infinite perspectives.Each page compares colors, shapes, and objects in relation to each other. A triangle that is over a square is also under a circle. A circle that is pink also might be a flower.The artful, playful combinations of simple concepts and Higgins's rhythmic writing and expert arrangement of objects on the page make this book a perfect read-aloud, capable of entertaining, educating, and challenging readers in equal measure.There are multiple ways to read the book, allowing it to work for several ages and reading levels at once. The educational value and sheer fun packed into this book's language and visual design will make it a huge hit with educators and librarians, new parents, and creative kids who are visual learners.
The Hidden Rainbow
By Matheson, Christie
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to uncover the rainbow of colors hidden in a garden, which helps flowers bloom and bees find food. Includes facts about bees and their importance.
The Button Book
By Nicholls, Sally
This silly and sweet picture book introduces young children to colors through humor and clever interactive elements. For fans of Herv Tullet's Press Here.Here's a button. I wonder what happens when you press it Follow a group of animal friends as they discover a collection of mysterious buttons, all of which do different things!From a blue singing button to a purple tickle button, from a rude sound button to a mysterious white button, there's only one way to find out what they do: press them all! And thankfully, there's even a sleeping button to lull the animals to sleep after a busy day.A lively introduction to colors and shapes, The Button Book is the perfect interactive book for storytime (and bedtime!) .
This Little Pup
By Bryant, Laura J
A boy throws a ball for the puppy to fetch. It bounces past two brown cows, three green frogs, four pink pigs, and keeps right on going around the farm, taking the reader with it, all the way back to where it started. A circuitous romp with cumulative text and beautifully rendered illustrations, introducing animals, counting, and colors.
Green on Green
By White, Dianne
Discover the joys of nature, seasons, family - and the vibrant colors of them all - in this lyrical picture book from the author of the acclaimed Blue on Blue.A child is on a colorful journey through the seasons, filled with yellow flowers and blue coral in spring and summer and orange pumpkins and green pine forests in fall and winter. All the while, there is another colorful change on the horizon - the birth of a new sibling. With gentle, rhyming text and vivid artwork, this book is a heartfelt celebration of family, nature, seasons, colors, and the wonder and magic of them all.
Wake Up, Color Pup
By Morley, Taia
A beautiful picture book about a little pup's colorful journey through the range of his emotions!A bright yellow bird promises to bring adventure to sleepy Pup's gray world. As Pup follows his new friend on a walk, each discovery ignites a new feeling and corresponding color, until Pup is saturated with them. But when a storm comes, Pup's color is drained as fear sweeps through him. Only his curious yellow friend remains bright, and encourages him to keep his chin up, play, and carry on! This is a remarkably simple and resonant examination of exploration and resilience, and introduces the idea of abstract association.
One Shoe Two Shoes
By Hart, Caryl
With bright, bold illustrations, this stylish picture book features lots of shoes, ten white mice, and one adorable dog.One shoe, two shoes.Red shoes, blue shoes.Two shoes make a pair.Who's that hiding there?Shoes, shoes, and more shoes . . . this book is bursting shoes of all different colors, sizes, and shapes. There's a pair here to suit everyone--even a family of mice! Jolly, rhythmic text carries you playfully along in this delightfully stylish book that introduces colors and numbers in a gentle and fun way.
Colors
By Rotner, Shelley
A stunning photographic picture book that invites young children to explore their colorful world.A red fire truck races, orange pumpkins glow, and purple flowers bloom in vivid pictures of familiar things that inspire children to look more carefully at their environment. The creator of the award-winning Shades of People offers a new concept book full of striking portraits of children from diverse backgrounds and brilliantly colored photographs.
Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown Mouse
By Godwin, Jane
A bit Each Peach Pear Plum, a bit Go, Dog, Go!, this read-aloud joy is deceptively simple yet packed with delights for the very young--a preschool standout deserving of modern-classic status.A little mouse makes her way around the world, and invites preschoolers along as she sets out: Red house / Blue house / Green house / Tree house! / See the tiny mouse in her little brown house? Seamless, simple, and inspiring, the rhyming story abounds in concepts for the very young, with a particular focus on colors, and a delightful search-and-find element on every spread--the intrepid mouse herself!
The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh
By Kelkar, Supriya
Harpreet Singh has a different color for every mood and occasion, from pink for dancing to bhangra beats to red for courage. He especially takes care with his patka - his turban - smoothing it out and making sure it always matches his outfit. But when Harpreet's mom finds a
Summer Color!
By Murray, Diana
A celebration of the wonder and colors of every child's favorite season--summer!In this celebration of the outdoors, two rambunctious children take off on an adventure from their own backyard. In each new scene they discover the wondrous details--and beautiful colors--of nature. Even when a little summer rain threatens to dampen their grand adventure, the fun continues as woodland scenes come to life in a whole new way. Diana Murray's spirited verse paired with Zoe Persico's charming illustrations hits a wonderful balance of sophisticated and sweet, with details that young children will immediately relate to and layered verse that will enchant readers of all ages.
Pirate Jack Gets Dressed
By Day, Nancy Raines
Ahoy, matey! Join jaunty pirate Captain Jack as he uses every color of the rainbow to pick out his outfit in this bright and bold read-aloud.It's the crack o' dawn, and dapper Pirate Jack is ready t' get dressed for a day out on the high seas with his motley crew. He'll need every color of the rainbow to make his outfit complete - from his itchy gray long johns and his toasty pink socks to his bright red sash and his cozy purple coat. And he won't be forgettin' his black eye patch and trusty brown peg leg, either! But just as he's about to step outside, he realizes he's still missing one color: green! Thank goodness a certain feathered friend is ready to jump from her swing and onto his shoulder to complete his colorful look. Squawk!
Red
By Seeger, Laura Vaccaro
Dark Red,Light Red,Lost red,Bright red.In this simple, sumptuously illustrated companion to the Caldecott Honor Book Green and the highly acclaimed Blue, award-winning artist Laura Vaccaro Seeger once again turns her attention to the ways in which color evokes emotion, in this case, anger, fear, hostility, and ultimately love in a story of a fox trying to return to its family. Lost and alone, he makes his way through a dark forest, injures his paw, has glancing encounters with humans, and finds himself trapped in a cage, before an act of kindness returns him to the wilderness.