Colors

by Sara Anderson

Dazzling in its simplicity, exuberant in its palette, Sara Anderson's landmark board book still bursts with a freshness and energy twenty years after it was first published. It's unique graduated page design encourages the youngest child to discover the joy of color, to see the pages grow in size as the patterns of color appear. Colors shows a clarity and assurance perhaps reminiscent of the most jubilant of Matisse's cut paper collage. This is a book which is entirely in its element in a museum shop, but is most at home on the floor or a lap, being paged through, over and over, by young toddlers.

14 pages, Board Book

Published July 12, 2007

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Reviews

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for young preschoolers who would like to try their hand at reading out loud. The cover and shape (rectangle shaped box & board book) is vivid and lively. I left this book out on display during storytime towards a toddler & preschool audience. The young and even older preschoolers enjoyed having this book by their side during the program.

[Sonya Feher · Rating 4 out of 5]

The richly-hued illustrations in this book of graduated pages and images make learning colors so much fun. Night after night, my husband and son looked at purple flowers, red fire engines, orange pumpkins. Cavanaugh's got a great handle on colors and I think this book did a lot to help.