My Many Colored Days

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I am a preschool teacher and all the kids who pass through my class always remember this book! I have read it so many times I can recite it by heart (while turning pages.) I use it for my colors week and also for my feelings week. My children never get tired of it!

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who doesn't have many-colored days?

As a teacher of English Language Learners (Pre-K through 12), I have found this book transcends age, language, and literacy barriers. Everyone can identify with the text and the illustrations, and the ideas/questions for discussions, written assignments and art projects will come easily to any teacher. My favorite was to write a description of their favorite color, answering why it was the favorite, then creating a collage of that color. Students will find the most unusual pictures and things to put in their collage.

My grandchildren have also enjoyed the board book, from the first times we read together.

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Great book!!

This book is absolutely great for kids & adults!! My toddler enjoys having it read aloud & I found I rather like reading it myself. It has already helped her with putting words together to express her emotions, something every child needs help with. In addition, she now knows all her colors, an accomplishment many pre-schoolers have yet to reach. The illustrations are beautiful,too. I strongly recommend it, it has so much to offer!!!

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Great book to read to your kids

This is probably my favorite Dr. Seuss book for younger kids. It's very different from the widely known and read 'Cat in the Hat', 'Green Eggs and Ham' and all the others. 'My Many Colored Days' describes the different moods of the author and associates them with colors. The rhymes are not at all like the other Seuss books, neither are the illustrations, but you can feel the overall warmth and optimism that we know from his other books.

To all the teachers out there: This is a great book to teach colors and talk about feelings with young children. It's full of writing prompts and can be used for English language learners as well.

so much fun

I read this book to my prescool class that are 2.5 years old. it instantly became their favorite. after reading it we each take a turn saying what color we feel today. Great way to teach colors and emotions.

My Many Colored Days

One of my favorite books by Dr. Seuss. I first purchased it for my twin sons to help describe their feelings. This book expresses my feelings on a day to day basis. I now purchase it as baby gifts.

Colors and simple words

My daughter loved this book. It has become the first book that she wants to read to her smaller brother.

One of my ultimate faves

I read this book on March 2nd each year during our Dr. Seuss celebration (Read Across America). It is one of those books that few realize is a 'Dr. Seuss' book as it was published posthumously. The abstract art is fabulous and perfectly goes with the rhyming verse and descriptive language is one that both children and adults will enjoy. I read it to all the Kindergartners at my school and they are all glued to the story. Get this one for your collection. You won't regret it.

Must Buy For Children!!!

My children and I love this delightful book by Dr. Seuss (Green Eggs and Ham, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, The Cat in The Hat). It follows a child through all of his emotions, and what he feels when he¿s angry, sad, confused, low, etc. He compares his feelings to colors and explains what he feels. The colors in the illustrations help to reinforce how he is feeling. They are beautiful and utilize the whole page. Young children love this book because of the illustrations, and how the author relates their feelings in a way they can understand it. The book explains so much without using too many words. The overall theme in this book is that no matter what your feelings are one day, you will go back to being you, and that is okay. I have told many people about this book, because I love the theme, illustrations, and how simple it is. Plus, it comes in board book form, which makes it ideal for young children. The younger children will learn about colors, and the older children will learn about their emotions. This book is a must have for anyone with children. You won¿t mind reading this one over and over.

Wonderful Book!

My toddler has had this book now for about a yr. and I don't know who enjoys this book more... I read it and have so much fun and she enjoys it too.

Great concept

What a great way to get young children to understand the feelings they go through. Many different feelings and colors all in one day. When my daughter is confused with her emotions, we sit and read this book. From the text to the colorful pages, this book is a must have for every family.

Dance Company reflects from Many Colored Days

Our dance company used this book as a way to teach the many different ways people can communicate to others. This book demonstrates the power of communication through words and visual art. The book was a bridge to teach movement and sound communication. It has been a wonderful way to have students learn how to take a deeper look at visual art. The creative way the text is displayed on the page communicates the message without the necessity to understand the words. The art work displayed such good examples of texture and rhythm that could so easily be compared to the texture and rhythm in music and dance communication. This book is a great example to use to teach abstract thinking. Our company reflected off the book to teach how to watch and understand a dance work. After teaching 10 cross-curricular workshops that were based on this book I still find new treasure of thought in each page. The adult professional choreographers and dancers have enjoyed reflecting from this Dr. Suess book very much. Every adult and child deserves a copy.

Such a fun book!

As a preschool teacher for 3 year olds, I highly recommend his book. The children request at each circle time. It's great for learning colors, expressing feelings and even gross motor movement (we act out the words in the story). Great fun!

The Best Ever

This book is the best children's book I have ever read. I discovered it while babysitting and bought copies for myself, my favorite teachers, and all the babies that have been born in my family since. This book can lead you and your children into wonderful conversations about their feelings. It is also spectacular for reading projects in Elementary school. First graders can read it and talk about emotions, and fourth graders can write their own book about colors, animals and feelings. It's Great!!

Creating a Colorful Way of Communicating Emotion and Mood!

Early in his career, Dr. Seuss wrote many books as Theo. LeSieg (the last name being his own name of Geisel in reverse) that were illustrated by others. In 1973, he wrote the rhymes for this book, but wanted someone else to illustrate it. After his death, his wife brought the book to his publisher's attention. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher have created a book filled with stunning paintings and fascinating typography to bring Dr. Seuss's range of daily moods and emotions alive. Using this story, people can communicate these feelings more vividly and accurately to one another. The book is obviously inspired by the common sentence you've heard many times, 'I'm feeling blue today.' 'Some days are yellow. Some are blue. On different days I'm different too.' 'You'd be surprised how many ways I change on Different Colored Days.' Most colors are also associated with an animal. Red is a horse kicking up its heels. Brown is a bear, 'slow and low.' On a yellow day, 'I am a busy, buzzy bee.' On a green day, he's a 'cool and quiet fish.' On a happy pink day, he's a flamingo! On black days, he becomes a howling wolf. He even has mixed-up days, when he is several colors at once (disguised as a cut-out cookie of a person). He's reassuring, as always, in the end. 'But it all turns out all right, you see. And I go back to being me.' The paintings in the book are remarkable for the simple, fundamental images they represent . . . both building on and adding to our mental archetypes. They also use color and shape well to create a mood over two colorful pages. Further, the texture of painting is almost palpable to the touch, adding an appreciation for depth and context for the viewer or reader. One way you can use this book is to ask your child what color he or she is today. You can also communicate your color, as well. You can each learn more about how to change one another's not-so-attractive colors in this way, or to help sustain desirable ones. I know of no other book that is so effective at creating concepts and vocabulary for conveying emotions and moods. I suggest that you extend this book by adding other colors and images that capture moods and emotions that are not represented here. And don't feel like you have to limit this to your child. Adults can benefit from this perspective and way of communicating as well. Live vividly and colorfully in ways that please you! Donald Mitchell, co-author of The Irresistible Growth Enterprise and The 2,000 Percent Solution

Help in defining feelings for young ones

My daughter was having a very difficult time expressing her feelings. We got this book when she was 4. She is 7 now and she still loves to read it. We use it as a help to describe what kind of a day we are having. The pictures are wonderful too.

This is a wonderful book a must have for your child.

I bought this book for my little girl when she was 14 months old while on travel at a bookstore in Washington, D.C.(Now 3 yrs. old) It had a white cover at the time. She loves it still. We make gestures that go along with the moods of the story. We kick our heels on bright red days. My little girl still gets excited when I recite the story to her. We've memorized it.

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