Crayola® Fall Colors

Crayola ® Seasons / Estaciones Crayola ®

by Mari Schuh

Explore the colors of fall! Engaging text and photos explore the colors of the season, while illustrations encourage readers to create art based on fall's changing colors. A special feature shows Crayola colors found in photos throughout the book.

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens, Storytime, Art

24 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2017

About the author

Mari Schuh is the author of hundreds of nonfiction books for beginning readers, covering topics from tomatoes to tornadoes. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and their sassy house rabbit. Learn more about her at marischuh.com.

Reviews

[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this with my grandson and he really enjoyed it. He liked talking about the colours and seeing some of the fall activities. We talked about what he does outside when the leaves are falling. This would be a great book to use in a primary classroom when discussing the seasons as well as integrating it into a visual arts lesson about colours. Great illustrations and simple text that would be easy for beginning readers to enjoy. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.

[Jennifer Margeson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think Fall Colors by Mari Schuh is a winner for toddlers and preschoolers! I absolutely love the beautiful colorful photographs. The text is appropriate for young learners and is interactive as well. The nonfiction features, including index, references and glossary, make me so excited to share with my preschool science students - they are old enough to start to notice the bold words and answer the questions that lead to new questions and understand what is fact and what is pretend. The icing on the cake is the included links to the activities referenced in the book. I hope this is part of a series because I would adopt all four books in my curriculum.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and Net Galley for the opportunity to review this book. Looking forward to getting a paper copy for my room!

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is aggressive, in the sense that the author tries very-very hard to engage readers. Right from the first page.

Still some readers may not find this approach as pushy as this Goodreader does.

RIGHT ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE IS A CHALLENGE

There are four pictures, labeled respectively:

CORN
APPLE
GEESE
LEAVES

Children are treated to the imperative voice, right away:

"Look for these
words and pictures
as you read."

And, at the end, readers are reminded -- or scolded -- did you find?

Apart from the pushiness that I flagged, it's a fine book for early readers. So I will give it FIVE STARS.

Personally, I think young readers, like students in school -- all of them know who has the power advantage. It's not them but Teacher. No need to push these children. Most are as curious as they'll ever be, and they love to learn.

[ErinTheLibrarian · Rating 2 out of 5]

A favorite author of mine! Short sentences. Simple text. The names of colors are actually in that color (yellow is in yellow). Every few pages there is a short art idea/technique using a crayon. Index, glossary, chart of colors labeled with their names, additional books and websites. A tad disjointed as a readaloud because of the art suggestions. The other flaw is that id oes say "In fall, people celebrate Halloween with glowing orange jack-o'-lanterns. What colors do you use to celebrate fall?" which could be problematic in the communities in which library patrons shun Halloween.

[Karen Arendt · Rating 5 out of 5]

With the appeal of Crayola crayons, young readers can explore the many colors of fall. Stuning crisp photogaohs and pleasingly fun layouts add to the appeal of this book. A great choice for preschoolers and kindergarteners leaning colors as well.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was expecting a lot more color swatches and substance, but this book didn't offer much. There were a couple suggestions for art projects or drawing techniques, but unless you actually do those projects, it's not a very interesting book.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun mix of art book, and color theory for little kids. I will be adding this to my collection.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

bright colorful illustrations

Review of a Net Galley galley

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

comparing colors of crayons to colors in the fall landscape. Ideas for coloring shadows, etc.

[Mary Luzader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fall is in the air with this book. Children can learn about the changing season and what we see during fall. It's a great way for adults to engage young children with the text.

Thanks to NetGalley for the early look at this book.