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Little Blue and Little Yellow
by
Leo Lionni
Little blue and little yellow are best friends, and they share wonderful adventures. One day, they can't find one another. When they finally meet, they are overjoyed. They hug and hug until they become green. But where did little blue and little yellow go? Are they lost?
Paperback, 48 pages
Published
August 24th 1995
by HarperCollins
(first published 1959)
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Little Blue and Little Yellow book is about two friends that love to be around one another. They have many friends and this book show the adventures that Little Blue and Little Yellow have together. I thought that this book was interesting because it touches three kinds of the learning domains; they are Social, Emotional and Creative. This books pinpoint the social domains because the author mentions about Little Blue's friends and his best friend Little Yellow. It also reads about how all the c...more
Little Blue and Little Yellow is a concept picture book about colors that tell the story of a little blue circle and a little yellow circle that became friends. The story follows the blue and yellow blobs along with their colored blob family and friends. It follows the journey of the special friendship between blue and yellow and how they became one and turned green. After they returned home in their new color, their parents were very upset. Little Blue and Little Yellow were so sad and cried te...more
I have no idea why other readers think it's about diversity. If it were, that would mean that 1. when a Caucasian child and a Negro child (for example) hug each other, they turn into something in between, and 2. that when they want to become themselves again, they have to cry themselves into pieces.
As for the yellow + blue = green, there are lots of better books now. This book only covers one secondary color, and after all, blobs of paint or crayon can't be unmixed. Consider using instead, for e...more
As for the yellow + blue = green, there are lots of better books now. This book only covers one secondary color, and after all, blobs of paint or crayon can't be unmixed. Consider using instead, for e...more
For what appears to be a rather simple book, Little Blue and Little Yellow have some very interesting things going. One aspect is certainly in the illustrations. The conventions used to suggest the movement of the characters are very limited with the torn-paper-like-blobs which would provide a great opportunity for discussing how the illustrator conveys ideas like jumping, hugging, looking, and going. I'm personally very interested in the use of various brown blobs to represent "home" in a highl...more
In this book, Little Blue and Little Yellow share a harmless hug and turn into......GREEN! Their parents are upset until the little dots show them that it is ok.
I think this book is a symbol for diversity. I would use it in any grade level to address diversity issues.
I think this book is a symbol for diversity. I would use it in any grade level to address diversity issues.
I really like Leo Lionni. For those who are critical of the book, maybe they're asking or expecting a little too much from this book. In my opinion, this is sweet book about friendship and family. It uses color mixing, yes, but I don't see this as the point of the book or even a great teaching book. Like another reviewer, I don't see the connection to diversity.
It's just a nice preschool book that young children can relate to and can enjoy. There is pre-school level suspense when little blue an...more
It's just a nice preschool book that young children can relate to and can enjoy. There is pre-school level suspense when little blue an...more
Little blue and little yellow play together often. They are such good friends they hug one day and become green. They go home that night and their families tell them they cannot come in because they are not the same colors as they were before. They cry and cry until they cry all their green out and are back to their normal colors, blue and yellow. Little blue and little yellow both go back to little blue's house and the parents end up turning green by letting little yellow inside their house. Th...more
This book shows the friendship between two friends although they look different from one another. This physical difference among one another is actually a positive element to their friendship. Since one is blue and the other is yellow, the book discusses mixing colors and making new colors. With fun rhymes this book could be great for poetry. Math could easily be incorporated since it mentioned different patterns. A fun method would be to give a child different color circles and have a small gro...more
I know this is a classic, but I had never read it. I requested this book because I thought it might be good to add to our choices for "art/colors/painting" in storytime. I appreciated what the book was trying to do, but didn't think it would work for our purposes. I accidentally brought it home instead of sending it back and my 4 year old wanted to read it. I thought it was quite outdated and kind of weird (it's 50 years old) and didn't think he'd like it much. He actually really enjoyed it! He...more
This is a great story told about a friendship shared between two blobs of color, Little Blue and Little Yellow. These two blobs are the best of friends! They discover what happens when they hug--they turn GREEN! This would be a great story to share with children who are learning about primary colors and what happens when they mix. Young students will love to enviosion the two colors as actually friends and how they mix through a hug. This will reinforce what happens when colors come together bec...more
Honestly I wasn't too crazy about this book. I mean I understood where it was coming from but I thought this book could have been a little better. I wasn't too crazy about the illustrations either I was actually a little confused when looking at the pictures with what I was reading.
Learning Experience: What colors do you mix together to make that color? Let's talk about what colors make other colors. We already know blue and yellow make green from the book now what colors do you think red and gr...more
Learning Experience: What colors do you mix together to make that color? Let's talk about what colors make other colors. We already know blue and yellow make green from the book now what colors do you think red and gr...more
Such a cute book about little blobs of color! This book is excellent for illustrating what happens when colors are mixed. In this book, the characters Little Blue and Little Yellow turn green when they hug- just as the colors blue and yellow make green when they are mixed together. This book also allows the students to use their imagination to imagine and envision the family, their house, the characters, etc as whatever they want to as the whole book is made up of shapes and blobs. I thought thi...more
My son (3 1/2) used to ask me these questions about the colors constantly, and almost obsessively. And most of them I could not answer. "What happens when you mix orange and silver? What about brown and purple? What does blue and black make??" When we saw this book at the library, I'm sure he thought: "Finally, I'll get the answers to ALL my questions." In any case, when you mix yellow and blue, you end up with green, and that's the topic of this book. There's an emotional twist to it as well. L...more
Apr 07, 2013
Wendy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
preschoolers, children of mixed racial background, children in diverse communities
This is not my favorite storytime book, because the pictures are pretty abstract. In my experience, some kids think there is some detail they are missing, so they come sit on my feet - or stand up in front of the other kids - to get a better look.
However.
If you want to share a story about accepting one another's differences, even and especially in the face of adversity; not judging someone based on their appearance/making new friends; trying new things; concepts of color (particularly blue + yel...more
However.
If you want to share a story about accepting one another's differences, even and especially in the face of adversity; not judging someone based on their appearance/making new friends; trying new things; concepts of color (particularly blue + yel...more
In this 50th anniversary edition, we revisit this tale of friendship between little blue and little yellow. They are the best of friends and do everything together. However, when little blue can't find little yellow, he gets worried. When they do find each other, they hug so hard that they turn green! This is a simple book with illustrations that anyone could create. This would be a really great book to use when introducing primary and secondary colors or when doing art projects.
This would be a good book for beginning readers to read and discuss. Students may like to make predictions.
Science- Good for standard: SKCS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.
a. Describe and compare things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color,
and motion.
b. Begin to draw pictures that portray features of the thing being described.
Students may like to make their own picture book by mixing colors and painting.
Science- Good for standard: SKCS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.
a. Describe and compare things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color,
and motion.
b. Begin to draw pictures that portray features of the thing being described.
Students may like to make their own picture book by mixing colors and painting.
This book would be great to use with kindergartners to teach about primary colors. it does a great job at showing how when 2 colors are mixed they form another color. We could also focus on cause and effect relationships. The 2 colors being mixed effected the end color by changing.
This would also be a great beginning of school year book because it teaches about friendships. It would help the students to begin long lasing friendships with teh new peers they are meeting.
This would also be a great beginning of school year book because it teaches about friendships. It would help the students to begin long lasing friendships with teh new peers they are meeting.
This was the first book that I ever checked out from the public library. I believe I may have been four or five years old. It became a favorite, and I recall checking it out a few times.
As a child, I simply thought this was a very touching story. It was somewhat reassuring; just about all children fear being lost. As an adult, it's easy to attach a multi-cultural message to the story, but I'm not convinced that any such thing was the author's intent.
As a child, I simply thought this was a very touching story. It was somewhat reassuring; just about all children fear being lost. As an adult, it's easy to attach a multi-cultural message to the story, but I'm not convinced that any such thing was the author's intent.
This book is very simple, yet is very deep. The meaning behind this story can be taken many different ways. The first thing I thought of is using this book during science when you are teaching the students colors and if you combine them they make other colors. From a different point of view, during social studies when you are teaching diversity, this is a good book to read because of the way the blue, yellow, and their parents interact.
This book was actually originally published in 1959. When I saw the "first published date" I knew something was wrong since this was a favorite of mine when I was little, in the mid 60's. I tried to edit the information, but couldn't at the top, so I am adding the information here. I also don't know why the picture of the book disappeared, it was there when I first entered the book on my booklist.
My sister and I have loved this book since childhood, and now her children do too. I rediscovered i...more
My sister and I have loved this book since childhood, and now her children do too. I rediscovered i...more
This book is about little blue who was out playing with little yellow. They get too close and they turn green. When they try to go home neither of their parents recognize him so they are shoo'd away. They cry their little hearts out until they're two different colors again and all is well.
This is a wonderful book that talks about colors and when two mix, they make a totally different color. Wonderful book.
This is a wonderful book that talks about colors and when two mix, they make a totally different color. Wonderful book.
Little Blue and Little Yellow is a great story for children in pre-k learning about colors and friendship. If I was reading this to a pre-k class I would have them predict the colors that blue and yellow will make. In addition I would have the children use paint to experiment with colors. I would have them predict what color they think the two colors will make then have them mix the colors.
A great picture book on colors, this book is a great introduction to color theory for kids, packaged in a fun story of two best friends, little blue and little yellow. It's amazing how expressive some globs of paint can be, and the conflict (where's my friend? why doesn't my mom recognize me?) is great for kids. Both my daughters loved it, which is a great endorsement.
As with much of Lionni, I don't really get it. Was inspired to read it though because character in Year of the Book loved it and made halloween costume with friend as Blue and Yellow. Hearing her love for the story makes me appreciate it a little better. Read out loud to the 18 mo old and she actually stayed still and listened. Maybe kids just know about these things better.
This book is about little blue and little yellow meeting and how green was created. This book is one I remember as being my favorite growing up and my teacher reading it to us when we were learning about colors. This would be a great book to read to your children while teaching them about colors and how different colors combined can make one color.
Well, I liked the illustrations. I loved how they were so simple. And that I could have drawn them myself! But I think a young child would definitely follow. Plus it leaves plenty of room for imagination to take over. The story wasn't too bad either. But the whole "became green" thing seemed a little odd to me. I know it's me, but still. Odd.
This book is a great story about two friends, Little Blue and Little Yellow, who are really upset when they lose each other. When they finally find one another again, they hug until they turn green. The illustrations are very simple and leave a lot of room for imagination. It is also a good book to read to an art class about mixing colors.
Jun 24, 2010
Major
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
an art techer giving a lesson on colors.
Shelves:
picture-books-caldecott
This is a cute story about two colored dots, Blue and Yellow, who are friends. One day they have trouble finding each other. When they finally meet and hug, they turn green. Their families do not recognize them and think they are missing. They finally realize what happened and they share this information with the rest of their friends.
This book is great for per-kindergarten through second grades. As a teacher, I would read this book to my students to be able to voice their emotions as well as seeing the blends of colors. When students are afraid of mixing their friendships between colors of students, this book will let them know that it is ok for that to happen.
This book shows an interesting aspect about friendship. It provides great opportunities for students to predict what will happen next. However, the storyline was very hard to follow and the ideas are hard to understand. Students with autism would have a difficult time following the abstract storyline of two colored circles.
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FROM PUBLISHER:
Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner--for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.
Leo Lionni has gained international...more
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Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner--for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.
Leo Lionni has gained international...more
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Apr 07, 2013 01:57pm