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Color Our World: For Parents & Caregivers |
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Red is a dragon : a book of colors
by Roseanne Thong
A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.
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Pink is for boys
by Robb Pearlman
Reframes blue-and-pink gender stereotypes in an uplifting celebration of how colors are for everyone, depicting a multicultural group of relatable characters who engage in favorite activities, from racing cars and playing baseball to dressing up and dancing, just becaues they enjoy them.
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Little Blue and Little Yellow
by Leo Lionni
Always together, best friends Little Blue and Little Yellow are so happy after a sudden separation that they embrace upon seeing each other, but when they suddenly turn green, the two friends have to figure out a way to revert to the colors they once were.
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A day so gray
by Marie Lamba
"A winter's day is transformed from bleak to beautiful by warm friendship and a new perspective in a gentle story that encourages the appreciation and celebration of cozy pleasures and quiet joys"
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Every color soup
by Jorey Hurley
Describes how to make a colorful, delicious vegetable soup. Includes recipe
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A rainbow all around me
by Sandra L. Pinkney
Hip and jazzy rhythmic verses describe colors we see every day while dynamic photographs of multicultural children lead readers to examine the feelings and emotions that are conjured up by the different colors.
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Red : a crayon's story
by Michael Hall
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 what's expected of him until a new friend offers a fresh perspective.
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Festival of colors
by Kabir Sehgal
Siblings Chintoo and Mintoo gather flowers and make colorful powders in anticipation of India’s springtime celebration of Holi, before putting on their white clothing and joining family members, friends and neighbors in covering each other with vibrant hues during the Festival of Colors.
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Marvelous Maravilloso : me and my beautiful family
by Carrie Lara
"Marvelous Maravilloso Me and My Beautiful Family is a story from the point of view of a young interracial child about what color means within the dynamics of race, ethnicity, and culture. This sweet simple story blends the colors of the world and the color of the people her life and shares the experience of her culture in a complex multicultural world".
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Two rainbows
by Sophie Masson
The narrator describes how the colors of the rainbow differ in where they are found whether in the city or on a farm in the country
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If Dominican were a color
by Sili Recio
An evocative picture book celebration of Dominican life and culture evinces the Hispaniola colors of blue-black dreams washing over sandy shores, the region’s blazing red sunsets and the cinnamon, cocoa and mahogany skin tones of its people.
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Not quite black and white
by Jonathan Ying
A whimsical and wacky introduction to colors features a sequence of black-and-white animals, from penguins and pandas to zebras and Dalmatians, who are dressed in contrasting colorful outfits.
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Napí
by Antonio Ramírez
Her grandfather's colorful stories give Napí a head full of images that carry over into her nightly dreams, in a playful Mexican folk tale about the joy of imagination. By the illustrator of The Story of Colors.
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Courage of the blue boy
by Robert Neubecker
Tired of being in a land where everything is blue, Blue and his cow, Polly, travel in search of other hues and eventually find a way to share their own color with the world around them.
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The night world
by Mordicai Gerstein
A celebration of the nighttime world invites children to join an evening of secret exploration that culminates in a beautiful sunrise.
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Mix it up!
by Hervé Tullet
A board book rendering of a best-selling companion to the classic Press Here creatively introduces basic color theory, directing readers to use their fingers to “combine” three blobs of primary colors, resembling finger paints, that explode into an imaginative spectrum.
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Colors
by Shelley Rotner
Invites readers to explore the natural world's colors, from green grass and blue eggs to purple flowers and black cats.
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Green on green
by Dianne White
A child explores the colors of the changing seasons, from the yellow flowers of spring to the orange pumpkins of autumn, while anticipating the birth of a new sibling.
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Zoomer's summer snowstorm
by Ned Young
When a young dog's snow-cone machine fills the backyard with snow, his imagination runs wild and he turns a hot summer day into a cold wintry one filled with a snow locomotive, exotic snow animals and much more.
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It began with lemonade
by Gideon Sterer
"A spunky young girl decides to sell lemonade on a hot summer day, venturing out all the way to the river's end where she finds some unexpected and fantastical clientele".
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One hot summer day
by Nina Crews
In the stifling heat of the summer, an excited young child makes the most of her day by drawing, teasing her shadow, eating popsicles, and dancing in the drops of rain that eventually begin to fall.
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Hot day on Abbott Avenue
by Karen English
After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad.
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Pizza day
by Melissa Iwai
A father and son spend a hot summer day together gathering vegetables and herbs, making pizza dough and sauce, and playing while their pizza bakes in the oven. Includes a recipe for Garden Pizza.
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Khalil and Mr. Hagerty and the backyard treasures
by Tricia Springstubb
A boy from a multicultural family in an upstairs apartment bonds with his quiet downstairs neighbor as they tend a garden together, sprouting a heartwarming friendship over mutual respect and a love of chocolate cake. Illustrations.
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Hot, hot, hot
by Neal Layton
Having always lived in the cool climate of the Ice Age, woolly mammoths Oscar and Arabella find it difficult to adjust when the world starts warming up and so come up with a clever plan to improve their comfort, but end up also greatly changing their signature look.
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Hot city
by Barbara M. Joosse
Seeking relief from the hot and humid Miami summer, Mimi and her little brother Joe discover a magical place where they can unleash their imagination and have many adventures--the library!
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Think cool thoughts
by Elizabeth Perry
As the summer heat begins to mount in the stifling apartment, seven-year-old Angel is thrilled when her aunt and mother suggest that they sleep on the roof where together they enjoy a magical night filled with stars and cool breezes.
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Sun
by Sam Usher
A companion to Snow and Rain finds a boy and his granddad taking a slow walk with many rests on the hottest day of the year to reach an ideal picnic spot, which they find already occupied by a gang of hungry pirates.
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Happy Dog's walla-pa-doo! / Lisa Grubb
by Lisa Grubb
When the weather is too hot for Happy Dog and his friends, they enter a contest to build the best walla-pa-doo--a creation made out of junk--and wind up discovering a way to cool off in the process.
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Splash!
by Flora McDonnell
When the jungle animals are hot, a baby elephant has a good solution involving the squirting and splashing of water at the water hole.
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Maisy makes lemonade
by Lucy Cousins
After drinking the first pitcher of lemonade rather quickly, Maisy and her friend Eddie pick more lemons from Maisy's garden, and, adding lots of water and sugar, make another thirst-quenching pitcher that even an elephant can enjoy!
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Max's bunny business
by Rosemary Wells
Ruby and her friend Louise set up a lemonade stand to earn money to buy matching rings, but Max foils their plan.
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How do you do?
by Larissa Theule
All Water Buffalo and Crane can think about is how hot it is, day after day, until Goat arrives, dancing and leading them on an adventure.
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Heat wave
by Eileen Spinelli
When the heat of summer gets to be too much to handle in the friendly town of Lumberville, Officer McGinnis, Lottie Mims, Abigail, Ralphie Blue, and the rest of the community put their work aside and head down to the banks of the nearby river to cool off.
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As warm as the sun
by Kate McMullan
Toby, a French bulldog who dreams of being warm all the time, is not pleased when Pinkie arrives and takes his favorite warm spots.
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Wet dog!
by Elise Broach
On a summer's day when the sun is blazing, a friendly pooch roams about town seeking cool comfort where he can find it and, after a splash at the local car wash and a douse from the helpful florist, heads back home to attend the family wedding until his dripping coat draws quite a great deal of concern from the fancy attired attendees.
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Clifford keeps cool
by Norman Bridwell
Clifford the big red dog tries many different ways to keep cool, but nothing seems to work out as planned until Emily Elizabeth comes up with the perfect solution.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby row the boat
by Cynthia Rylant
On a hot summer day, Mr. Putter, his cat, Tabby, their neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her dog, Zeke, go for a picnic and a rowboat ride
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Come on, rain
by Karen Hesse
Tess, her friends, and their Mamas join in a joyous rain dance when their prayers are answered and the skies let loose after a long drought has parched the land.
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