My Very First Book of Colors

My Very First Book

by Eric Carle

What color is a bluebird? Easy to answer, but even easier when you have thecolor to match it with. Find the color in the top half of a page that matches the picture on the bottom half. From pink flowers to purple grapes, this colorful book is full of fun and surprises. Children will love solving these color puzzles featuring Eric Carle's bold and vibrant artwork.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Art, Kids, Animals, Classics

20 pages, Board Book

First published October 22, 1985

About the author

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Canette Arille · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Very First Book of Colors starts with a nice cover. This lovely book teaches children colors, shapes, objects. Each page is divided into two parts, that can be swapped. The child must choose a picture in the same color, as the color shown at the top of the page. A fantastic book for learning. What a fantastic book! 5 stars! I recommend it to everyone

[Jenna White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun pictures for baby to match with the beautiful colors of Eric Carle.

[Beckett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the vibrant colors and the classic Carle style of illustration. One complaint: the color orange is missing - the O in ROYGBIV, one of the secondary colors. It found room for black and white and pink and brown, but no orange. Boo!

For reading and vocabulary building purposes I would've also liked to have seen the name of the corresponding object on the adjacent page.

[Camie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ellie's August book --New basic Erik Carle. Each page of this board book is split horizontally , one half with a bright color, the other half a brightly colored drawing , now search until you find the top and bottom of the pages that match. A cute book/game for little ones just learning their colors. A book with play alone possibilities. 4 stars

[Eric · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is a pain to read. Like many of Carle's books it has a gimmick --in this case two panels. One with a color and one with a picture. It is meant to be a game, I suppose, but I found it both tedious and distracting
the art is pretty though.

[Mama Bibliosoph · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Very First Book of Colors is part of a series of split-page matching concept board books by Eric Carle. I highly recommend saving money and buying them as a set.

The top pages show a color block and the sight word for that color. The bottom pages, in a completely different order, show an object in a single color (except for one colorful butterfly that matches with the page "many colors"). The objects are all easy to label words (a black umbrella, a brown shoe, a blue bird, a yellow lemon, etc.).

Kids love flipping through these books to make a match. They are just the right size to fit in little hands.

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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post about 20 great color concept books: http://www.lineupthebooks.com/colors/

[Monica Tomasello · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this interactive book for learning about colors. Carle's wonderful illustrations fill the bottom pages of this split book while blocks of color fill the top half. Children can turn the pages to find the match. The color names are also included to facilitate sight word development.

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

This interactive board book asks readers to match colors with objects of that color.

The book is designed with pages like Dutch stall doors. The pages in the top section containing the names and searches of color flip independently from the pages in the bottom section showing different objects.

[Maeghan Kostorowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to have at home! It teaches children colors and their names. Also, this book is interactive, which is always a plus. The child has to find a picture with a certain color. I don't think this book would be in a elementary school classroom.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved doing this with my son.

[Ilenuca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the idea - simple and useful

[Lori Tatar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this! It is a great, fun learning book for the earliest readers.

[Sydney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a split page matching book. In the book, you had to match a color with an item that same color.

[Rory Toohey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Truly encapsulates the boringness of a brown shoe.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute matching book!

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

[Hannah]

Eric Carle's pull tab book that quizzes you on different colors and their names. This is definitely an easy read book and would be suitable for very young students just learning to read.

[Jennifer Fann-Tucker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Classic

[Mellanie C · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like how cleverly this book was put together.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

My toddler loved flipping the sections of this book! Even though she doesn't know her colors yet, this book brought a lot of fun.

[Mandi Simmons]

This interactive board book asks readers to match colors with objects of that color. The book is designed with pages like Dutch stall doors.

[Mavie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hierfür brauche ich Mamas Hilfe, denn obwohl ich schon gut umblättern kann, machen mir hier die getrennten Seiten Mühe. Mir gefällt aber, dass es so viel zu entdecken gibt.

[Bilge · Rating 5 out of 5]

Çok eğlenceli bir kitap.

[Inga Narijauskienė · Rating 4 out of 5]

Smagi knygelė - žaislas patiems mažiausiems, skirta spalvų pažinimui ir bendravimui.

[Mia Kelzer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would read aloud to Kindergartners. In the classroom, I would then help students write down their favorite color.

[Robin Obara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interactive with opportunities to match colors.

[Krista · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, basic book for introducing colors. Great for little people!

[Andrés · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and inventive book that requires the reader to flip half-pages back and forth to match the colors with the objects.

[Danielle T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another multiple flap book to match the item with the adjective. Lots of colors for things.

[Ms. Madalyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just not suitable for my storytimes.