Cyndy Szekeres' Colors

by Cyndy Szekeres

Bears in red jackets, squirrels in yellow gowns, and other animals in brightly-colored clothing engage in a variety of lively activities that teach the names of the colors

Genres: Picture Books

22 pages, Board book

First published June 15, 1992

About the author

Cyndy Szekeres (pronounced "zeck-er-es") is the daughter of a toolmaker, Stephen Szekeres, and his wife Anna Ceplousky Szekeres. In 1954, Szekeres earned a certificate from the Pratt Institute in New York. Szekeres has illustrated over 40 children's books, and is best known for her animal characters. She has also written or compiled and self-illustrated 67 titles. Szekeres won the AIGA Award for her work on Moon Mouse (1969). Szekeres currently lives on a farm in Vermont.

Reviews

[Athena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how this book combines animals and colors and clothing and actions all on every page! It gives me so much to think about! Another cool part is the amount of text on each page. But the drawings are sort of old fashioned, I think.