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Gr 1–3—In this engaging story, a little girl realizes that not everyone feels the same about colors. Her sister sees blue as sad and associates it with lonely songs. But the protagonist sees it as happy because it reminds her of her favorite jeans and the pool on a hot day. Dad says brown is ordinary like a paper bag but chocolate syrup is the association that the child makes. Art teachers will gravitate toward this upbeat title to let children ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Some people may think of blue as a sad color, but the little girl narrator of this picture book has her own opinion about that, and her blue is happy. Her mother finds yellow to be “cheery…like the summer sun,” but the little girl’s yellow “is worried / Like a wilting flower / And a butterfly caught in a net.” Dad thinks brown is “ordinary / Like a plain paper bag...Log In or Sign Up to Read More