Mo'o's Colors

by Tammy Yee

Mo'o's Colors teaches youngsters about the vibrant colors of the Hawaiian environment through Mo'o (lizard) as he plays in the wonderful outdoors. Youngsters also learn Hawaiian words for colors, the red Hawaiian Honeycreeper, the ilima flower and the Pacific green sea turtle. Each page highlights the color at the top corner with an image of a crayon imprinted with the English and Hawaiian translations.

10 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Tammy Yee is the author and/or illustrator of more than 40 children's books. She grew up in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi where she explored tide pools, swam in streams, and wrote and illustrated spooky stories her teachers politely read. After she graduated from college, she worked as a pediatric nurse.
Having children rekindled her love for picture books, so in 1994 she exchanged her stethoscope for a paintbrush, and she's been writing and illustrating ever since. In 2022, she was inducted into the Children's Literature of Hawaii's (CLH) Hall of Fame.

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

My picture book souvenir from our trip to Kauai! It's a super adorable tale of a little gecko (mo'o = lizard) wandering around the beautiful Hawaiian island encountering a rainbow of various animals, birds and flowers. A great way to learn some Hawaiian words and local flora and fauna.

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Little green mo'o and his adventures - my girls love this story. Teaches Hawaiian colors and some animals too. We purchased this book when we first moved to Hawaii and I read it so much I think I can still recite it from memory.

[Becca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I prefer the humu series - both better illustrated and the words scan better, but this is a cute short story with Hawaiian words and bright colors.