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My First Brain Quest Colors: A Question-and-Answer Book
Expand your child's knowledge with this exciting introduction to ten basic colors as they learn through lyrical writing and brilliant illustrations.
My First Brain Colors introduces children to ten basic colors through lively illustrations and a catchy, rhyming text. Each scene features engaging images and focused questions that help the youngest learners count, name objects, and talk about what they see. Smart, colorful, grounded in educational principles, and reviewed by a panel of early learning experts, this board book introduces colors in a fun, memorable way.
My First Brain Colors introduces children to ten basic colors through lively illustrations and a catchy, rhyming text. Each scene features engaging images and focused questions that help the youngest learners count, name objects, and talk about what they see. Smart, colorful, grounded in educational principles, and reviewed by a panel of early learning experts, this board book introduces colors in a fun, memorable way.
- GenresPicture Books
20 pages, Board Book
Published January 10, 2023
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November 26, 2023The Brain Quest books are usually pretty fun and educational. But as much as I love colors, I don't think homosexual families is very educationally helpful for toddlers learning their colors.
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January 2, 2025
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In rhyming couplets, this engaging board board introduces young readers to different colors in a variety of pictures. Outside, red is leaves, a hen, and rosy cheeks. Blue is a cozy bedroom with a rug and blanket. Brown is a range of delicious baked goods. At the bottom of each verse, there are three different shades of the color (brick, ruby, scarlet; sky, cobalt, navy), and underneath the illustration are three questions that encourage children to find and count items in the pictures. This is the third book in this Workman series, with the first being the ABCs, and the second being Shapes.
Having children interact with pictures in books is a great way to encourage language development and visual skills, and having questions to start these conversations is not something I have seen much. From a color perspective, I adored the fact that different shades were named; it's a joke with my daughters that they can name any color, and I can describe the slight variations, so having a book like this to use with a grandchild makes me very happy.
The pictures alternate between outside and in, with a range of settings and seasons. There are also a good selection of different ethnicities, body types, and age of people depicted. There are lots of children, but also two men having a picnic with a pair of elementary aged children, a baker, and an older man ice skating and pushing a sleigh, which was great represenation of active aging.
I enjoyed this board book so much that I may seek out the other titles. Brown's The Color Kittens was always a favorite in my household, so add My First Brain Quest: Colors to a palette that includes Boynton's Blue Hat, Green Hat, Prasadam-Halls' Show Your Colors, and Takeuchi Paper Peek: Colors.
In rhyming couplets, this engaging board board introduces young readers to different colors in a variety of pictures. Outside, red is leaves, a hen, and rosy cheeks. Blue is a cozy bedroom with a rug and blanket. Brown is a range of delicious baked goods. At the bottom of each verse, there are three different shades of the color (brick, ruby, scarlet; sky, cobalt, navy), and underneath the illustration are three questions that encourage children to find and count items in the pictures. This is the third book in this Workman series, with the first being the ABCs, and the second being Shapes.
Having children interact with pictures in books is a great way to encourage language development and visual skills, and having questions to start these conversations is not something I have seen much. From a color perspective, I adored the fact that different shades were named; it's a joke with my daughters that they can name any color, and I can describe the slight variations, so having a book like this to use with a grandchild makes me very happy.
The pictures alternate between outside and in, with a range of settings and seasons. There are also a good selection of different ethnicities, body types, and age of people depicted. There are lots of children, but also two men having a picnic with a pair of elementary aged children, a baker, and an older man ice skating and pushing a sleigh, which was great represenation of active aging.
I enjoyed this board book so much that I may seek out the other titles. Brown's The Color Kittens was always a favorite in my household, so add My First Brain Quest: Colors to a palette that includes Boynton's Blue Hat, Green Hat, Prasadam-Halls' Show Your Colors, and Takeuchi Paper Peek: Colors.
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December 22, 2022See my full review here: https://www.yabookscentral.com/my-fir...
MY FIRST BRAIN QUEST: COLORS is a fun exploration of colors for little ones. Each page showcases a color with a cute rhyme of things in that color, a detailed image on the facing side, labels of shades of that color (such as ebony, charcoal, and soot for black) as well as three questions about the scene shown.
What I loved: This is such a fun way to dive deeper into colors for toddlers and preschoolers. The book gives them a guided way to explore and consider the different colors, their shades, and think about what they are seeing. The rhyming text to begin each page gives some fun examples of things in that color and provides something that they will enjoy listening to on each page. The decision to have 3 questions about the images on each page is clever and helps little ones to think more deeply about what they are seeing and what is happening in each scene.
The illustrations are colorful and detailed with a great diversity of characters shown throughout. The pages opposite the scenes are in the full color of choice to draw attention to which color they should be considering.
Final verdict: MY FIRST BRAIN QUEST: COLORS is a fantastic and interactive way to explore colors with toddlers and preschoolers. Recommend checking out this educational board book!
MY FIRST BRAIN QUEST: COLORS is a fun exploration of colors for little ones. Each page showcases a color with a cute rhyme of things in that color, a detailed image on the facing side, labels of shades of that color (such as ebony, charcoal, and soot for black) as well as three questions about the scene shown.
What I loved: This is such a fun way to dive deeper into colors for toddlers and preschoolers. The book gives them a guided way to explore and consider the different colors, their shades, and think about what they are seeing. The rhyming text to begin each page gives some fun examples of things in that color and provides something that they will enjoy listening to on each page. The decision to have 3 questions about the images on each page is clever and helps little ones to think more deeply about what they are seeing and what is happening in each scene.
The illustrations are colorful and detailed with a great diversity of characters shown throughout. The pages opposite the scenes are in the full color of choice to draw attention to which color they should be considering.
Final verdict: MY FIRST BRAIN QUEST: COLORS is a fantastic and interactive way to explore colors with toddlers and preschoolers. Recommend checking out this educational board book!
January 26, 2023
Another brain quest book win! My toddler knows his colors well, but enjoys questions like “who is wearing the green shorts?”. I can see his little eyes scan the page as he thinks about pointing to someone wearing a green top, but then correctly points to green shorts.
What a wonderful way to build, and solidify your vocabulary. My toddler reaches for these books, and says “read it again”. Definitely 5 stars.
What a wonderful way to build, and solidify your vocabulary. My toddler reaches for these books, and says “read it again”. Definitely 5 stars.
February 3, 2023
The My First Brain Quest series is fantastic! Each book "promotes language development [and] encourages reading through conversation". The open-ended questions asked throughout encourage thoughtful investigation of each page and the bright, and inviting images make for a fun learning experience. I will be revisiting these!
July 3, 2023
This book was fantastic. I was so pleased with how diverse all the characters were. There were families with homosexual parents, interracial families, people with disabilities, and many different races represented. What a fantastic way to expose kids to diversity in this interactive book. Definitely adding it to my to-be -bought list.
July 23, 2025
Read this one again and again, each time with a different focus: shades of color, seek-and-find, picture inspection, narrative enjoyment. I think the name + visual shade feature (e.g. Pink: magenta, bubblegum, blush) is particularly unusual and useful. ROYGBV+pink, brown, white, black.
July 3, 2025
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December 24, 2025
A book all about colors. Includes prompts for parents to start a discussion with children.
I love the different "shades" of each color and the rich language used.
I love the different "shades" of each color and the rich language used.
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