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The Smiley Book of Colors
This unique hardcover, which grew out of the popular website Spontaneous Smiley, will appeal to kids and adults. Who can resist the wacky, cute smiley faces to be spied in photos of colorful found objects? Young readers will enjoy learning their colors as they're identifying what the smileys are made from—an electrical outlet, a hubcap, even a piece of toast—and readers of all ages will appreciate the witty rhyming text, and its inspirational message about choosing happiness.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 13, 2012
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April 12, 2012
This little book is a tool for parents. It doesn't just teach about colors - but it also helps to teach children to LOOK for the good around them beginning by teaching them to look for SMILES in what they see. Each page of the book is devoted to a color - take green - the pictures show an apple with two seed eyes and a fold in the skin & fruit becomes the smile. It also shows a recycle bin with 2 holes for cell phones & inkjet cartridges for eyes and a line underneath forming a smile. Each of the pages takes everyday items that LOOK like a smile with eyes and a mouth. You might see a tractor, fruit, a zipper and two snaps, two bolts and a split in wood, and even the old standard - a picture in the clouds.
The ultimate value in this book is that it TEACHES your children to look for the good in life. Instead of thinking ICK or YUCK your child learns to think that it might be GOOD, to TRY new things and give it a CHANCE.
This little book should be in every library - at home, school and every city library. It makes a great birthday gift - or for just because.
The ultimate value in this book is that it TEACHES your children to look for the good in life. Instead of thinking ICK or YUCK your child learns to think that it might be GOOD, to TRY new things and give it a CHANCE.
This little book should be in every library - at home, school and every city library. It makes a great birthday gift - or for just because.
October 29, 2011
Reading this with my 3 year old daughter earned it an extra star. Two of her favorite things are colors and "happy faces". She flipped out when we read this book.
February 8, 2018
I liked the pictures, but not the text.
May 13, 2012
JUST from the cover of this book as you can see, these are ONLY a FEW of the examples of things this author has found with smiley faces on them in all different colors! All through this book it is filled with items you would never think to look at as Smiley Faces! Hidden SMILES! This book is addictive, happy, fun and oh, SO creative! Things I never would have looked at as Smiley Faces, now I do!
This is an outstanding book! It is beautiful! Creative! Colorfully Bright! And most of all, FUN! Kids are going to LOVE this book and you will, too, even after reading it to the kids, or yourself, one hundred and one times! You'll never tire of it! This book is so much fun, and teaches young children and adults alike to be optimistic in life! Definition: Positive! Happy! You will find yourself looking for Smiley Faces in ways and places you never would have thought of before! I can't stress enough how much this book should be in your child's library! It's beautiful, bright, cheery! It put a whole NEW spin on smiley faces for anyone, especially if you have children or children visit you! I was just as enamored as any young child would be with this cheery, happy, colorful book! Again, this is what this book makes you feel like! SO HAPPY! You've GOT to get this book! I can tell you if you are ever feeling down or depressed, pick up this book! You will be re-energized and as happy as can be! Just like the Smiley Faces!
There is a really cool video of this book which shows MORE Smiley Faces that will make you laugh and SMILE! You know where to find it! Go there and check it out! You'll be singing the song!
I received this book for FREE from WOW! - Women on Writing, and from the author, Ruth Kaiser, through their Book Reviewers Program in exchange to read this book and write a review about it. It is NOT required for this review to be either positive or negative, but, of my own honest opinion. Free means I was provided with NO MONIES to read this book or write this review, but to enjoy the pure pleasure of reading it. I am disclosing this information in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255, http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/wa...
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This is an outstanding book! It is beautiful! Creative! Colorfully Bright! And most of all, FUN! Kids are going to LOVE this book and you will, too, even after reading it to the kids, or yourself, one hundred and one times! You'll never tire of it! This book is so much fun, and teaches young children and adults alike to be optimistic in life! Definition: Positive! Happy! You will find yourself looking for Smiley Faces in ways and places you never would have thought of before! I can't stress enough how much this book should be in your child's library! It's beautiful, bright, cheery! It put a whole NEW spin on smiley faces for anyone, especially if you have children or children visit you! I was just as enamored as any young child would be with this cheery, happy, colorful book! Again, this is what this book makes you feel like! SO HAPPY! You've GOT to get this book! I can tell you if you are ever feeling down or depressed, pick up this book! You will be re-energized and as happy as can be! Just like the Smiley Faces!
There is a really cool video of this book which shows MORE Smiley Faces that will make you laugh and SMILE! You know where to find it! Go there and check it out! You'll be singing the song!
I received this book for FREE from WOW! - Women on Writing, and from the author, Ruth Kaiser, through their Book Reviewers Program in exchange to read this book and write a review about it. It is NOT required for this review to be either positive or negative, but, of my own honest opinion. Free means I was provided with NO MONIES to read this book or write this review, but to enjoy the pure pleasure of reading it. I am disclosing this information in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255, http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/wa...
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July 3, 2016
This book is full of smiles and colors. Seeing the positive and the smiles in everything will improve your life. The rhyming words and cheerful message wrap around smiley faces found in everyday life; such as headphones, coffee pots and wagon tongues. If you look, you can find a smile anywhere. Each page has pictures with every day things that have a smile on it. And each page is a different color. The book teaches colors while also teaching about cheerfulness. The age group for this book is 3 to 6. But adults will enjoy the book just as much as children. If you would like to submit your own photo there is a website that donates $1, for every photo uploaded, to Operation Smile. Operation Smile provides free surgeries for children born with facial deformities. So this book is not only fun, cute and uplifting; it is supporting a good cause.
I received this book free of charge from Children's Literature in exchange for my honest review.
I received this book free of charge from Children's Literature in exchange for my honest review.
April 29, 2014
The Smiley Book of Colors is children’s picture book that not only teaches the basic colors, but it is also an inspirational book about choosing to be happy in life. Each two-page spread has a color word, a small amount of inspirational text, and real photographs of everyday objects of that particular color. Within these everyday objects, you can see a smiley face. I love this book! The author, Ruth Kaiser, had a brilliant idea when making this book. The rhyming text is catchy, and the words make you think about how being happy is a choice that we can all choose. The words are simple enough for a young child to understand, yet have a deeper meaning for an older person to enjoy. The photographs of everyday items are fascinating. I am now looking at everyday items through a different lens and trying to find smiley faces within them. This book would make a great coffee table book, a graduation gift, or a book in my classroom library.
April 12, 2012
I thought this book was adorable! What a fun idea to find smiley faces in every day things.
This is kind of two books in one, a book of colors, but there is also a cute, rhyming text about choosing to be happy. This is such an important message, one which I try to teach my children, and try to remember myself! The text of choosing our thoughts fits in perfectly with the idea of finding smiley faces all around us - we look for and find what we want in our lives.
I think parents and children will like this twist on a book of colors. Having read many such books to my kids over the years, it is nice to find one with an engaging rhyming text with an uplifting message to go along with the basics of learning colors. Also the pictures that will have kids scouring the pages, and their world, for smiley faces.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the author for review.
This is kind of two books in one, a book of colors, but there is also a cute, rhyming text about choosing to be happy. This is such an important message, one which I try to teach my children, and try to remember myself! The text of choosing our thoughts fits in perfectly with the idea of finding smiley faces all around us - we look for and find what we want in our lives.
I think parents and children will like this twist on a book of colors. Having read many such books to my kids over the years, it is nice to find one with an engaging rhyming text with an uplifting message to go along with the basics of learning colors. Also the pictures that will have kids scouring the pages, and their world, for smiley faces.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the author for review.
March 28, 2012
It'd be just 2 stars for it's cheesy, rhyming text that keeps telling you to choose to be happy. I'm all behind that it's your choice, but the text distracted from the colors and full enjoyment of pictures. Because honestly, the pictures could say it all--and that was my favorite part! I adore smiley faces and smiling, and it was so fun to see all the different smiles around us. That upped the rating to about 3.5 stars. Too bad I couldn't have included the smiley flowers I've seen in the Salt Lake Temple! :-)
Not a good choice for a storytime, but fabulous for a read-alone--even with a young child! Lap-read would work well, especially if working with the color aspect.
Not a good choice for a storytime, but fabulous for a read-alone--even with a young child! Lap-read would work well, especially if working with the color aspect.
April 23, 2012
A very positive book encouraging readers to find the beauty in this world and add to it by smiling! Pictures feature "smiles" found in nature in ordinary everyday objects. Pictures are themed by color and cover the basics as well as gray and pink.Fun pictures for a child, great uplifting text that would/should inspire adults dealing with difficult moments.
June 4, 2012
What a difficult book to rate! The text of this one is bad, really bad in my opinion. But the photographs, well, the photographs are interesting and engaging. And it is so very easy to ignore the text completely and just enjoy this book for what it is--a collection of photographs sharing a theme. Each picture is a "smiley" face.
February 15, 2012
I'm not sure about this book,I didn't think the smileys were that obvious and I'd have to have an actual child read it to see if they got it. It was bright and colorful and I like the idea of looking at things in new ways.
March 14, 2012
Smiles, colors, rhymes and a positive outlook -- great book! I had no idea there was a website for this kind of thing. I have a picture of a smiling potato I need to submit! :)
March 19, 2012
I know this book was meant to be cute, but it really was creepy to me! I think it's just me though. Inanimate objects with faces often creep me out.
April 11, 2012
Expressive objects all around us. I will need to look closer for smiles every day.
April 24, 2012
What a cute little book, the smiles on each page are irresistible, this book has great colorful pictures and would be great for a read aloud with a message about choosing happiness.
July 11, 2012
The cover of this book caught my attention. I thought it was very cute!
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