Let's learn our colors! This puzzle-style book is an interactive way for your little one to learn his or her colors and objects, and begin associating the two. Board pages split in half allow readers to mix and match the colors on the top page with different objects on the bottom page. The colors are simple and appear brush stroked, with the name of the color on the opposite top page, so the name and color lay side-by-side. The objects are not named, but vary from a simple black umbrella, to a complex and colorful butterfly.
Your little one will certainly want to flip the pages on their own to see all the different combinations. You can enjoy the book in stages, beginning with naming the different colors together until your child knows them on their own. Then, you can name all of the objects together. And finally, begin making the connections between the correct color and object.
My four-year-old niece first used this book to learn her basic colors. Now, when she gets the matches correct, we celebrate with hugs. Her favorite, however, is mixing and matching silly combinations like a blue fire truck, or a pink snowman.
--Audra
First, I love Eric Carle! Second we are currently working on teaching Princess colors so this was a perfect fit. Inside you find 2 "mini books" the top part being color names and the bottom part being colored pictures. The goal is to have the child match the colored words with the colored pictures! I think Princess is still a tad yound at one year, but she's learning! Overall, the book is wonderful!
I was so impressed with this book. Carle definitely did a great job in designing his puzzle-styled book. The pages are split in half and display the name of the color on the top of the page, and a picture/color on the bottom of the page. The reader's job is to match the colors on the bottom with the corresponding name of the color on top. This is a great method in teaching children their colors. It helps them recognize their colors in a hands-on, interactive way. The colors are simple and are paired with objects that are easy for children to recognize, such as a red firetruck and a yellow lemon. This is bonus for teaching your children objects, as well.
--Aly, Dearborn, MI