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January 17, 2013 | 10 Comments

10 Picture Books About Colors

10 books about colors for toddlers and kids

Learning about colors is not limited to the art easel. Books about colors are a great way to work on color recognition with little ones while having fun doing it.

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White Rabbit”s Color Book by Alan Baker is a classic in my mind and if you have never read it you must. It’s not a complicated story, instead it’s a brilliant book and lesson about color mixing. The cover illustration of the bunny in the paint always makes me think of dying Easter eggs which is another great opportunity to teach about color mixing. Kids love this book and adults reading it will enjoy the fun and dynamic language used to describe the vibrant colors that the bunny plunges into.

Duckie's Rainbow

Duckie’s Rainbow by Frances Barry is a clever little book, you walk with her as she passes things like a yellow cornfield and blue pond until the pages above create a rainbow. I love the idea but reading it with my son ( who was 2 at the time) all he wanted to do was turn the pages as quickly as he could to make the rainbow. Not a big deal but this would make a better storytime book than a bedtime one for that reason.

Hello Red Fox

Hello, Red Fox by Eric Carle is a fun interactive book about colors and the color wheel. Kids will love the trick on each page. The trick being that if you stare at a color for long enough then stare at a blank page the complementary color will appear! This book is great, but not for a group, a class will disintegrate into “Let me!!” and “My turn!” quickly so this is really is best read one on one!

Dog's Colorful Day

Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd was a huge hit at our house. My son loved identifying the colors of all the drips of paint, ice cream, and more that Dog gets on him throughout the day. This is a great book not only because it has counting and colors but because of the language it uses while the spots of color are splatting, squashing, and squishing onto his beautiful white fur. My son loved repeating these words with enthusiasm as he noted how poor Dog was getting so messy! It’s a fun book to read and one that I have added to my wish list!

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Planting a Rainbow by Lois Elhert is a wonderful book to use for teaching about flowers and colors. The illustrations are bold and bright, perfect for little curious minds. I have always liked this book because you can sit down and dive into it reading each flower’s name on every page, or browse it more casually with a younger child simply noting the colors.

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Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni is a profound book with underlying commentary about race relations while the surface story is about little blobs of color who when squished together turn into one green blob! You’ll be surprised by how easily your preschooler will pick up on the connection between the two. In my PreK class, I had more than a few kids make the connection all on their own.

Brown Bear Brown Bear

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. is a book that can go with a baby from infancy through toddlerhood and into the preschool years. The bold colors of the illustrations by Eric Carle are perfect for catching the infant’s attention and will continue to grab it through the years. With the turn of each page, the reader is left wondering what’s next, and if the reader is my son he will cut you off to tell you what’s coming next before you have a chance to turn the page. There are other titles in the series, including; Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?, and Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? but this one is my very favorite! My daughter actually sits looking at these pages instead of simply trying to eat the book, which in my opinion is a great review from a 6-month-old!

I love colors

I Love Colors by Margaret Miller was one of my daughter’s favorite books when she was a young toddler. When we went to the library she started pulling the parenting books off the shelf because there are pictures of babies on the covers. The librarian was quick to notice and started finding our books with babies and this was one of the winners. We have now renewed this book twice and read it many many times a day. The book is super simple and each page shows a baby with a colored item like glasses, a hair bow, etc… The photos are big and of real babies which if your toddler is like mine, makes a big difference.

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Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh is a cute little story about mice that get into the paint and not only make a mess but discover what happens when you mix colors. Great for every day but even better when you are learning about colors specifically mixing colors.

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Lemons Are Not Red by Laura Vaccaro Seeger is a clever book each page offers a sneak peek at what is next, which my son thought was genius and I have to agree. Soon my son was making his own predictions about what object would be revealed when we turned the page. The book offered so many chances for me to step in and ask my son questions about what we were reading without stalling the momentum of the book.

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10 Comments

  1. Rose says

    January 18, 2013 at 4:15 am

    This is an excellent post! I learn something new every time I read one of your posts. Little Blue and Little Yellow is one of my favorite books. I am constantly trying out your ideas – both in the classroom and with my little ones.

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  2. amy davis says

    January 18, 2013 at 7:04 am

    Thank you so much for all that you post, i am a grandmother raising my grandson who is almost 2 1/2/ . i love your ideas!

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    • admin says

      January 18, 2013 at 7:55 am

      Thanks so much Amy!

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  3. Stephanie says

    January 18, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    What a fantastic post! Definitely pinning!

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  4. butterflywishes wonderland dreams says

    January 18, 2013 at 3:38 pm

    we also like Renior’s Colors (its a board book but so much fun!)

    and

    Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors

    Shannon (gidgetnfroggi)

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    • butterflywishes wonderland dreams says

      January 18, 2013 at 3:40 pm

      oops tablet typo should be Renoir not Renior

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  5. Pete says

    January 29, 2013 at 4:54 am

    A couple of colours books that we have been rocking on, both with a pretty similar theme are “Duckies Rainbow” in which each page adds to the last to result in a fully formed rainbow and the other we just borrowed from the Library is “Wow, said the owl” About a little owl who stayed up really late to see all the colours of the day. Cute story and our littles likes to say Wow!

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