Yuma Public Library

A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself. Cutouts along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.

"Duck and Goose introduce the colors"--

Using no special effects other than the reader's imagination, a series of dots multiplies, grows, or changes color by pressing, tilting, or blowing on the previous page.

Red's factory-applied label clearly says that he is red, but despite the best efforts of his teacher, fellow crayons and art supplies, and family members, he cannot seem to do anything right until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.

Emotions, including happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and calm, are described through the actions of a monster sorting them out.

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

A playful dog makes a colorful mess when he mixes different colors of paint.

As he goes through the day, Dog gains an increasing number of differently colored spots on his previously white coat.

Rather than use the same old colors, a child paints animals and objects in a variety of different hues. Includes biographical information about the German painter Franz Marc, who created unconventional animal paintings in the early 1900s.

Objects and colors, each on half pages, can be matched up.