The Colors

Mouse Books

by Monique Félix

A mouse trapped in a book discovers what colors are

Genres: Picture Books, Art, Childrens, Animals

1 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Fatima Seraj Alam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Without a single word, this book teaches about primary and secondary colours through a cheeky mouse.

[Concetta Kellough · Rating 5 out of 5]

There aren't any words in this book. It has beautiful illustrations and would be a great book to teach a 3-5 year old their colors and what colors are created when mixed together.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Primary and secondary colors

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the coolest book on my shelf as a child. All the beautiful illustrations were so soothing.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a book that showed colors and the mixing of colors really well. I think this would be a good book for children who are in the process of learning colors. The mouse was very cute and charismatic, even without words in the story. This book would be better for a younger audience, I feel it may be a bit too "preschool" for elementary students. I found myself always wondering what the next picture was going to look like. The colors ranged from bright to warm to cool. I think that this is a great learning tool and a wonderfully illustrated book.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

A clever approach to teaching about the primary colours, and which ones combine to make the secondary ones. The mouse starts out on a pure white page, which is how any piece of art starts out, blank. Like the other mouse books, he chews threw the paper, and this time discovers a paint set. As he plays with the paints, he himself becomes painted too. The book is entirely wordless, and its charm is in the actions of the mouse, but as is the case with the others, just because there is nothing to read, does not mean there is nothing to learn.

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked Felix's cuddly little mouse, but all the way through the book, I kept thinking that Ellen Walsh already did this with "Mouse Paint." One of the main differences however, is that Walsh's book has words and Felix's book is wordless.

[Eileen Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

What a cute little book to learn about colors. How colors mixed together form new colors. This little mouse is so adorable all children will enjoy watching him make new colors and even a little bit of a mess with the paints.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This wordless picture book is one all my kids love. A mouse finds a box of paints and has a good time painting and mixing colors.

[Mckinley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sad mouse gets joie de vivre.

[Jodie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clever cover acts as the start of the story which has a mouse mixing paint and painting. Young readers can learn their colors and what happens when you mix colors together.