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Hello Lilac - Good Morning Yellow: Colors and First Words
This charming introduction to the world of color and a child's first words is brimming with bright, playfully inviting illustrations of everyday objects.
Introducing children to colors and in the process expanding their vocabulary, this book will delight young readers, who will recognize the myriad of things that make their world colorful. A sunny morning introduces the color yellow and leads young readers to a light bulb, a fuzzy baby chick, a lemon, and a friendly lion. A snowman, a sheep, an egg, and a soccer ball reveal that white has endless variations. Green takes readers outside to look at a leaf, a frog, and a caterpillar while a brown bear is surrounded by a wooden spoon, a basket, a girl's braid, and a broom. Gorgeously illustrated, this engaging book is sure to capture a child's imagination and is perfect for young ones to read with their parents.
Introducing children to colors and in the process expanding their vocabulary, this book will delight young readers, who will recognize the myriad of things that make their world colorful. A sunny morning introduces the color yellow and leads young readers to a light bulb, a fuzzy baby chick, a lemon, and a friendly lion. A snowman, a sheep, an egg, and a soccer ball reveal that white has endless variations. Green takes readers outside to look at a leaf, a frog, and a caterpillar while a brown bear is surrounded by a wooden spoon, a basket, a girl's braid, and a broom. Gorgeously illustrated, this engaging book is sure to capture a child's imagination and is perfect for young ones to read with their parents.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
Published November 6, 2018
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December 18, 2018
Using a colorful palette of pastels (perhaps oil pastels or chalks) the author/artist takes the young reader on a romp that involves the reader (or book's story) chatting with the colors. Greeting them in a variety of ways. Each color's page is a hodge-podge of words that the young reader can have read aloud to him or her and they can point to the object.
Curiously, to me at least, the words associated with a particular color are not necessarily usually seen in that color. So it is an exercise in word and object recognition at that point. On some pages objects could easily be the color emphasized on that page - crown for gold, sun for yellow, rose for red. Brown is pretty much a "color true" object recognition page, but not so the other pages.
A cute book with a nice approach to learning colors, word and object recognition, and a light cheery read, too.
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are my own and are freely given.
Curiously, to me at least, the words associated with a particular color are not necessarily usually seen in that color. So it is an exercise in word and object recognition at that point. On some pages objects could easily be the color emphasized on that page - crown for gold, sun for yellow, rose for red. Brown is pretty much a "color true" object recognition page, but not so the other pages.
A cute book with a nice approach to learning colors, word and object recognition, and a light cheery read, too.
DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review. Opinions are my own and are freely given.
January 4, 2019
Introducing toddlers to colors is one of the earliest things we begin to teach our children. Some of those first books that taught colors were favorites of our children and this one would have ranked up at the top. Judith Drews uses the cutest illustrations to feature the first colors and words that kids would be interested in. Her illustrations are soft, crayon drawings and remind me of doodles in a notebook.
I appreciate the author’s use of the obvious items but also unique ones that she chose to highlight the colors, from a red car to a brown eye to a black rain cloud to white briefs (undies). She also includes numbers on the pages in that page’s color. The words under each picture remind me of the Richard Scarry books that were a favorite during my childhood. Kids will begin to learn words and repeat them along with the colors as they start looking through the book on their own. Judith Drews’ enthusiastic drawings and fun spirit will make reading and learning colors fun for parents and kids.
I appreciate the author’s use of the obvious items but also unique ones that she chose to highlight the colors, from a red car to a brown eye to a black rain cloud to white briefs (undies). She also includes numbers on the pages in that page’s color. The words under each picture remind me of the Richard Scarry books that were a favorite during my childhood. Kids will begin to learn words and repeat them along with the colors as they start looking through the book on their own. Judith Drews’ enthusiastic drawings and fun spirit will make reading and learning colors fun for parents and kids.
April 11, 2019
Hello Lilac Good Morning, Yellow: Colors and First Words by Judith Drews. PICTURE BOOK. Prestel, 2018. $15. 97837913373515
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
This book is a translation from German. Each two page spread includes language that sounds like a letter to that particular color and a page with a collection of objects drawn in the corresponding color. There is one big item that the collage centers on.
I liked the pages that sounded like a love letter to that color, but I was confused by the pages on which the letter just stated something obvious. “Good night, Black. You are so dark.” I was also often confused by the collection of items for each color. For example, lilac includes “berry” and “wool”, but also “five” and “musical clef”.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
This book is a translation from German. Each two page spread includes language that sounds like a letter to that particular color and a page with a collection of objects drawn in the corresponding color. There is one big item that the collage centers on.
I liked the pages that sounded like a love letter to that color, but I was confused by the pages on which the letter just stated something obvious. “Good night, Black. You are so dark.” I was also often confused by the collection of items for each color. For example, lilac includes “berry” and “wool”, but also “five” and “musical clef”.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...
December 13, 2018
Do you have a favorite color? How do you spell your favorite color?
Author and illustrator Judith Drews introduces young readers to words and objects associated with a particular color. Young readers will find these pages filled with yellow, blue, purple, red, gold and more. This guide is perfect for young readers learning their colors and words. Parents, teachers and caregivers can sit with children and ask questions about what they see, how to find words, ask children to spell words and recognize colors. This book would be great for a classroom read-a-aloud. Kids could also be creative and create their own color page, which makes this read completely interactive.
Author and illustrator Judith Drews introduces young readers to words and objects associated with a particular color. Young readers will find these pages filled with yellow, blue, purple, red, gold and more. This guide is perfect for young readers learning their colors and words. Parents, teachers and caregivers can sit with children and ask questions about what they see, how to find words, ask children to spell words and recognize colors. This book would be great for a classroom read-a-aloud. Kids could also be creative and create their own color page, which makes this read completely interactive.
November 26, 2018
Nice art work but a bit young for us. Can use to teach colours or to name objects/animals.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 4 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
January 24, 2019
each page of this book is a different color, and has a variety of objects that represent that color. nice for toddlers to learn their colors and pick up some new vocabulary, but i have to say, there were some odd choices of objects. namely 'syringe'...
December 10, 2018
Hello Lilac- Good Morning Yellow, is a dazzlingly and delightfully darling way to introduce colors and many first words to little readers. Each page whimsically pops with a specific color and fun illustrations of things that come in that color. Little readers will have a blast pointing out familiar objects. This is sure to be a bedtime hit that will inspire big imaginations!
January 6, 2019
This is a good basic book to add to your home library.
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