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Mar 22, 2011

Kristen rated it:

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...

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Mar 28, 2011

Laura rated it:

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 More...

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Mar 08, 2011

Megan rated it:

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 More...

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Nov 17, 2009

Nielson rated it:

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.

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May 05, 2011

CamryWagon rated it:

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.

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Oct 06, 2008

Andrea rated it:

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 childre More...

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Dec 15, 2011

Mary rated it:

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.

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Jan 23, 2009

Heidi rated it:

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.

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Mar 08, 2011

Kristin rated it:

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.

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Jun 24, 2010

Major rated it:

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.

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Dec 01, 2009

Golnar rated it:

"I believe that a good children's book should appeal to all people who have not completely lost their original joy and wonder in life. The fact is that I don't make books for children at all. I make them for that part of us, of myself and of my friends, which has never changed, which is still a child."
— Leo Lionni

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Apr 08, 2011

Missy rated it:

This story is good for color differentiation and also using colors to explain feelings and emotions. The story is about little blue and little yellow and the adventure that they take. the colors in this story are easily representative of the different events taking place.

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Apr 12, 2011

Brandy rated it:

A science lesson came to my mind when reading this book. In this story, a blue dot and yellow dot mix together and become green. Children could use food coloring and other materials to mix primary colors to find all the secondary colors and tertiary colors.

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Oct 08, 2010

Emily rated it:

i gave this book a 4 more for how lionni was inspired to write this book. he was trying to entertain his grandchildren on a train and all he had was a magazine so he ripped of some pieces of blue, yellow, and green paper and told a story. very inspiring.

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Feb 17, 2011

David rated it:

Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni is a story of friendship told through abstract art. Lionni tells a simple story of colors where an intense hug between two friends merges them into another color. Subsequently each of their families reject them. They cry separate blue and yellow tears. After they pulled themselves together they regain their identity. The parents hug them and discover what had happened.

A very cute story that reminds me a bit of my childhood favorite The Li More...

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Sep 30, 2011

Debbie rated it:

This is a great intro to colors book. It also incorporates family. My son would identify me as yellow (because I have blonde hair) and his dad as blue. He was one at the time. Would recommend for those who have young toddlers..

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Apr 24, 2010

Sasha rated it:

New favorite book! This cute story is a about to very different friends and how a small act of affection changed them dramatically. This book would be great for teaching colors, how to mix colors, friendship and about being different from one another.

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Jul 17, 2009

Soni rated it:

I received this book as a gift for my daughter's 3rd birthday and I loved it. It inspired me to make some art for a school fund raiser and it is so sweet and simple, similar to "The Missing Piece" by Shel Silverstein. It also inspired me to revisit many Leo Lionni books I had never read as a child.

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Mar 26, 2009

Christa rated it:

This is such a cute story. But most importantly, I really think that this picture book opens up several discussions of friendship, discussion of color and difference, and what racism and prejudice feels like and what they mean.

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Aug 10, 2010

Angie rated it:

I took a class called "helping children value diversity" and the teacher read this to us...it was SO good! the teacher told us that unfortunately it is out of print so it is really hard to find. I would LOVE to have a copy!!

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Apr 06, 2011

Puja rated it:

This is a book about two friends-- Little Blue and Little Yellow. The book shows what happens when the two colors "hug" and what happens when they don't. This book can be used when talking about friendship or colors.

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Mar 09, 2011

Esther rated it:

Little Blue and Little Yellow is a beautiful friendship that eventually make green. :)

-simple, picture book about colors
-abstract shapes, allows the reader to really focus on the colors and their meanings.

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Apr 23, 2009

Sarah rated it:

(Concept)

I was excited because when I initially picked this up I thought it would be about learning primary and secondary colors. Actually, it's only about blue and yellow and how they merge to make green. It could be a good start to introduce the idea of secondary colors, though.

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Apr 18, 2011

Betty rated it:

This is a cute story of primary Blue and Yellow become a friend and made a color GREEN. This book is one of the wonderful and easy book to teach about what colors being made by mixing two different colors.

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Mar 04, 2009

Ashley rated it:

I love this book! I think it's a great teaching aid for young children. It teaches friendship, color. individuality, love. Just a sweet story about to different color dots.

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Sep 25, 2011

Jen rated it:

From art appreciation (blending primary colours to create secondary colours) to diversity, to friendship to cautionary tale this simple story covers many themes. A true classic.

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Jun 09, 2011

Charlotte rated it:

This book feels dated, but it is an interesting way to introduce the idea the primary colors combine to make other colors. I also enjoy the torn paper illustration.

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Apr 26, 2011

Laura rated it:

Another great book by Leo Lionni. My art teacher read this book to me in elementary school. This book could be used to teach art concepts, shapes, and friendship. A classic.

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Apr 17, 2011

Winta rated it:

This is a good book to read before doing an experiment to teach how some colors are made by mixing two primary colors. This can be taught in pre-K or kindergarten.

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Apr 11, 2011

Alana rated it:

Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends! I love that this book personifies the colors and can be used as a great introduction to colors and mixing colors.

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