From yellow flower petals to red ice pops to white waterfall mist, summer is filled with colors. This bright, cheerful book celebrates all the wonderful colors of summer. This is a fantastic book for helping children to ponder what colors mean to them. And while her mom says yellow is cheery like the summer sun, to her yellow is worried like a wilted flower. But she finds blue to be a happy color like her favorite jeans or a splash in a pool on a hot day. Her sister says that blue is sad, like a lonely song. This is a story about a little girl trying to find the meaning in different colors. This is a truly beautiful story that brings in colors everywhere. Blood is red, the yolk of an egg is orange, and a field of dry grass looks like a golden ocean. The blue color of the sky, the blue color of the sea – except when she holds the water in her hands and it looks to be as clear as glass. It follows a young girl pondering the colors of her life. This book lulled me into such a peaceful state. Of course, this book goes beyond your basic introduction to colors, and much of the information would probably be too advanced for kids below elementary age. In other words, there are a ton of concepts packed into this book, and the information is presented in a very simple format that makes it easy to understand. But don’t be fooled into thinking that “concise” means “too basic,” as this book aptly covers topics including primary and second colors, the social meaning attached to colors (e.g., red = danger), warm and cool colors, complementary colors, analogous colors, saturation, and value. A Book About Color: A Clear and Simple Guide for Young Artists by Mark GonyeaĪs the title of this book implies, this book offers a concise guide to color and color theory for kids.
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