Kindergarten
Books for the Library Corner
- Growing Colors
- by Bruce McMillan
(Science)
Lothrop 1988 (32p) Mulberry 1994 paper
Photographs reveal the beautiful colors in garden fruits and vegetables.
- Close-Up Colors
- Snapshot 1995 (20p)
Children pull tabs to discover that one close-up color image changes into
another.
- Colors
- by Pascale De Bourgoing
Scholastic 1991 (24p)
See-through pages change the pictures in this primer about color.
- Counting Wildflowers
- by Bruce McMillan
(Math)
Mulberry paper 1995 (32p)
Photographs of twenty brilliant wildflowers introduce colors and counting.
- A Fishy Color Story
- by Joanne and David Wylie
Childrens 1983 (32p) paper
Bold illustrations of fish illustrate the concept of colors. Available in
Spanish asUn cuento curioso de colores.
- The Colors
- by Monique Felix
Creative Education (32p) 1992
A mouse eats her way into a book and has an adventure with color.
- Color Zoo
- by Lois Ehlert
Lippincott 1989 (32p)
Geometric shapes and different colors combine to create nine zoo animals.
- My Blue Boat
- by Chris L. Demarest
Harcourt 1995 (32p)
Playing in the bathtub with her blue boat, a girl imagines an adventurous ocean voyage.
- A Child's Book of Art: Great Pictures, First Words
- by Lucy Micklethwait
(Art)
Dorling Kindersley 1993 (64p)
Children learn about color and art appreciation by looking at works of
art.
- Colors Everywhere
- by Tana Hoban
Greenwillow 1995 (32p)
Stunning photographs reveal the myriad colors found everywhere.
- Planting a Rainbow
- by Lois Ehlert
(Science)
Harcourt 1988 (32p) also paper
Planting a garden of flowers, a child learns about the colors of the rainbow.
- The Color Box
- by Dayle Ann Dodds
Little 1992 (32p)
Readers follow Alexander the monkey inside a box and through a world
of myriad colors.
- Finding Red, Finding Yellow
- by Betsy Imershein
Harcourt 1989 (32p)
Readers discover red and yellow in familiar objects in the world around them.
- Red Bear
- Bodel Rikys
Dial 1992 (32p)
Red Bear has a busy day full of color and adventure.
- Blue Bug's Book of Colors
- by Virginia Poulet
Childrens 1981 (32p)
Blue Bug discovers that mixing two colors together creates a new one.
Available in Spanish asEl libro de colores de Azulín.
- Of Colors and Things
- by Tana Hoban
Greenwillow 1989 (24p)
Groupings of familiar items invite children to identify colors, shapes, and objects.
Books for Teachers to Read Aloud
- All the Colors of the Earth
- by Sheila Hamanaka
(Multicultural)
Morrow 1994 (32p)
A poetic celebration of the diversity of the world's children.
- Samuel Todd's Book of Great Colors
- by E. L. Konigsburg
Atheneum 1990 (32p)
A young boy observes how color illuminates the world around him.
- El señor Conejo y el hermoso regalo (Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present)
- by Charlotte Zolotow
Text in Spanish.
- Mouse Paint
- by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Harcourt 1989 (32p) also paper
Three white mice experiment with jars of red, yellow, and blue paint.
- Harold and the Purple Crayon
- by Robert Kraus
Harper 1955 (64p) also paper
A boy out for a walk draws himself adventures with a purple crayon.
Available in Spanish asHarold y el lápiz color morado.
- White Is the Moon
- by Valerie Greeley
(Science)
Macmillan 1991 (32p)
The theme of color links verse and scenes from nature that take the reader through a day.
- What Is Color?
- by Christina Rossetti
Harper 1992 (40p)
A well-known poem about color is paired with pictures of familiar objects.
- A Rainbow of My Own
- by Don Freeman
Viking 1966 (32p) Puffin 1978
A little boy longs to have a rainbow all his own.
- Colors
- by Shirley Hughes
Lothrop 1986 (24p)
Rhyming verse introduces colors in objects and places.
- Color Dance
- by Ann Jonas
(Multicultural)
Greenwillow 1989 (32p)
Dancers waving scarves demonstrate different combinations of color.
Books for Shared Reading
- Hide and Seek in the Yellow House
- by Agatha Rose
Viking 1992 (32p) Puffin 1995 paper
In a yellow house, a mother cat searches for her kitten.
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- by Bill Martin, Jr.
Holt 1992 (32p)
A variety of animals answer the question “What do you see?” in a playful book about color.
- The Green Queen
- by Nick Sharratt
Candlewick 1992 (24p)
The green queen wears her many-colored scarf when she goes out for a walk.
- Freight Train
- by Donald Crews
Greenwillow 1978 (32p) also paper
A freight train of colored cars brings the reader on an exciting ride.
- Red Is Best
- by Kathy Stinson
Annick 1982 (32p) Firefly 1992 paper
A girl explains why her favorite clothes are red. Available in Spanish asEl rojo es el mejor.
- Mary Wore Her Red Dress and Henry Wore His Green Sneakers
- by Merle Peek
(Music)
Clarion 1985 (32p) also paper
Katy's animal friends dress in different colors to go to her birthday party.
- I Went Walking
- by Sue Williams
Harcourt 1989 (32p) also paper
A young child goes walking and identifies animals, including a brown
horse and a pink pig. Available in Spanish asSalí de paseo.
- Yellow Ball
- by Molly Bang
(Multicultural)
Morrow 1991 (24p)
A little boy's yellow ball drifts out to sea and washes up
on a distant shore.