Colors

by John J. Reiss, John J. Reiss (Illustrator)

Overview

Explore all the colors of the rainbow in this stunning and graphic first concept board book.

From red lobsters, yellow baby chicks, to brown puppy-dog tails, this book is filled with bright pops of color that jump off the page. An engaging way to introduce first colors, this highly designed board book is perfect for little ones to read with their parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481476430
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	10/25/2016
Pages:	34
Sales rank:	693,078
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	1 - 4 Years

About the Author

John J. Reiss is the author and illustrator of three first concept board books: Colors, Shapes, and Numbers. He resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

John J. Reiss is the author and illustrator of three first concept board books: Colors, Shapes, and Numbers. He resides in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2017
Toddler-PreS—Bright graphic illustrations dominate in these companion board books. In Shapes, each shape is introduced and shown in a variety of sizes. The following spread gives examples of the shapes in the real world, such as windows and doors. The book also attempts to explain three-dimensional objects that can be formed from each shape. Colors devotes four pages to each hue, showing a variety of objects. While the illustrations are busy, children will enjoy the colors and pore over the pages again and again.

School Library Journal

2016-10-19
A concept board book invites little ones to explore and name colors; companion volumes do the same for shapes and numbers.Eight colors take center stage in this visually appealing book. Red, yellow, blue, orange, green, purple, brown, and black are each given four pages, each filled with bold and stylized but readily recognizable representations of objects in the corresponding color. There are some interesting choices for a few of the objects. The lobster and crab are red, for instance—their cooked color, not their living color; gooseberries, a fruit not many children are familiar with, are green. Companion volume Shapes shares a similarly pleasing design aesthetic. Here, squares, triangles, circles, rectangles, and ovals are the main characters, with a fox and a mole playing the role of presenters. Going a step beyond most other shape concept books, Reiss introduces three-dimensional forms, such as squares making cubes, triangles making pyramids, and circles making spheres. And in Numbers, typical (six birthday candles; 10 toes) and not-so-typical (a five-lobed horse-chestnut leaf; 16 pigeons) objects that demonstrate numbers are arranged cleanly on the page. Humans of a variety of skin colors share the pages. All books will be looked at and looked at again by children with their adult readers or on their own. Basic yet striking, this book and its companions make fine additions to the ever expanding concepts bookshelf. (Board book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews