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Predict what will come next as you listen to the book read aloud.

Make a list of everyday objects that have the specific colours from the book.

Using the same format, make your own book. Use different objects for the colours.

Predict what will come next as you listen to the book read aloud.

Make a class list of everyday objects that have the specific colours from the book.

Retell the story using pictures of the objects.

Red Is Best, The Black Book of Colors, Tell Me About Colors, Shapes, and Opposites

Mots-clés

Picture book , colours , concepts , contrasts , recurrent language , recurrent patterns , recurring patterns

Commentaire descriptif

This picture book adopts a charmingly different approach to teaching about colour. Beginner readers will negotiate the repetition of simple sentences with confidence, while enjoying the gentle humour behind the theme: “Carrots are not . . . PURPLE”, “Grass is not . . . BLUE.” Texture and variegation play an inspired role in the visuals. The correct colours are depicted both as a flat, single colour and as a painterly combination of hues. Cut-out figures allow for the colour of objects to change when the page is turned. On a page of swirling pink and white, the language reads, “ Flamingos are not.” A cut-out flamingo on the facing page shows gray from the page behind. Children will relish correcting the wrong-headed text: “GRAY”. Once the page is turned, indeed, the flamingo comes alive with swirling pinks. Error-free statements always follow, with an engaging illustration to support the message. “Elephants are GRAY.” A clever idea, backed by top-notch illustrations, design and execution, give this book its jewel-like brilliance.