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5 Minutes for Books: Picture books exploring a world of color

May 10, 2010 by CarrieB

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We recently added a little boy to our family who loves to look through books of colorful creatures. The following two picture books have not failed to delight when it comes to exploring the world of color surrounding us.

I Dream of an Elephant (published by Abbeville Kids) is a cute book filled with elephants of the green, blue, read and yellow variety. Told in rhyme, the story is told in simple sentences to hold the attention of the young reader. Each page spread features an elephant of a different variety and the children have to guess the color of the elephant outloud. For example – on the page spread that depicts a blue elephant you’ll find the following text:

“Jumping and playing the whole morning through!
I dream of an elephant whose color is . . . ?”

This is a great way to share a simple story with your little one while teaching your child the colors. I Dream of an Elephant is super cute and my son really enjoyed the illustrations by Ami Rubinger. Check this one out!

In A Most Vivid Day! (published by Golden Tree Press, an imprint of Dream Character, Inc.) we meet Tommy the bat who only knows of a world filled with black. This is, of course, because he is only awake at night and sees the work through “dark colored glasses.” On one particular day, Tommy decides to stay awake and sees what the world looks like when the sun is up. He is positively amazed by all of the beautiful colors he sees and he wants to help the sun paint the world with a variety of them! This is a rather heart warming book if you think of the poor little depraved bat who has never know the glories of sunlight. Themes in this book include: learning to share, teamwork and community.

An interesting side note about A Most Vivid Day! is that it was illustrated by Justin Young who was born in Seoul, South Korea. He moved to New York to study toy design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and has been engaged in the world of art ever since. A Most Vivid Day! is Young’s first children’s picture book and I think he did a mighty fine job. I look forward to seeing more of what he will produce in the future.

Now, a note of interest to you all – I have one copy of each of the above titles to giveaway to one of you, thanks to Abbeville Kids and Golden Tree Press. To win? Simply leave a comment below. This contest is open to U.S. Residents only. We’ll announce the winner on May 24.

The winners of Who Loves the Little Lamb are #1 Hailey, #12 Tori Close, #42 Tiffany O., #36 Karyn Hostetter, #9 CBH.

The Threadbare Heart giveaway is still open here at 5 Minutes for Mom and we have SIX book giveaways open right now at 5 Minutes for Books.

Carrie comes by her book obsession honestly, having descended from a long line of bibliophiles. She blogs about books regularly at Reading to Know and Reading My Library. Carrie thanks the publisher for the review copies.

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46 Comments

  1. Julie says

    May 24, 2010 at 1:34 am

    What fun treats these would be for my kids 🙂
    jmillermama at gmail dot com

    Reply
  2. trixx says

    May 23, 2010 at 7:28 pm

    Fun books! I’d love to get them for my daughter.

    Reply
  3. Lisa L says

    May 23, 2010 at 5:28 pm

    My son would enjoy these books =)

    Reply
  4. Marissa says

    May 21, 2010 at 8:49 am

    The books look awesome!

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  5. Alison S. says

    May 20, 2010 at 10:14 am

    We are always looking for new picture books at my house. These look like they would be “kid approved”.

    Reply
  6. Karen Propes says

    May 18, 2010 at 11:54 pm

    I would love to win these for my Granddaughter, she loves to read, she has a bookcase at my house just for “HER” books, she will sit for hours reading. These are great books and sound exciting. Please add me to the giveaway . Thanks
    [email protected]

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  7. Shannon says

    May 18, 2010 at 11:39 am

    both of my kids LOVE books!

    Reply
  8. Deb says

    May 16, 2010 at 11:21 pm

    My daughter loves books & would enjoy these!

    Reply
  9. Idaho Jill says

    May 16, 2010 at 1:10 am

    Cute, cute, cute! thanks!

    Reply
  10. Kirsten T. says

    May 15, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    Cute books! Thanks!

    Reply
  11. Michelle says

    May 14, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    I’d love the books for my girls. We have so much fun looking at books together!

    Reply
  12. Karen Propes says

    May 13, 2010 at 10:28 pm

    Love to win these look so adorable!
    [email protected]

    Reply
  13. Wehaf says

    May 13, 2010 at 4:13 pm

    I think the elephant book sounds charming!

    Reply
  14. Rachael says

    May 13, 2010 at 4:09 pm

    I would love to win these – my son would enjoy them, I know!

    Reply
  15. Sarah C says

    May 13, 2010 at 3:33 pm

    These are precious!

    Reply
  16. Tori Close says

    May 12, 2010 at 5:36 pm

    Another entry for my grandbabies. We love books! 🙂
    Thanks so much!

    Reply
  17. Krystal says

    May 12, 2010 at 1:30 am

    We spend hours and hours reading books at our house. I’m so glad my daughter loves to read, and I’m hoping for the same for my son. (He’s only a month old right now.) These look like cute books.

    Reply
  18. Charlotte Allen says

    May 11, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    I’m always on the lookout for great books!!

    Reply
  19. Cheryl L says

    May 11, 2010 at 10:11 pm

    There are so many wonderful books on the market today. It is such a wonderful experience to read to a child, and have the child talk about what the pictures and learning the words as you read to them. I would like to read these book to my kids.

    Reply
  20. Staci A says

    May 11, 2010 at 8:23 pm

    Both books sound adorable! My son loves any books that star animals in the lead roles, so I’m sure they would be a huge hit in our house!

    Thanks for the chance to enter!

    Reply
  21. LaVonne says

    May 11, 2010 at 8:06 pm

    These look like great children’s books. Thanks for offering.

    Reply
  22. katklaw777 says

    May 11, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    Books look awesome, thanks for the giveaway.

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  23. NAN LARA says

    May 11, 2010 at 9:38 am

    thank you we love new books
    nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net

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  24. Ashley R says

    May 11, 2010 at 4:18 am

    Oh, how awesome! My kids LOVE books, and these look great!

    Reply
  25. Carolyn says

    May 10, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    My kids love to read! These books look great.

    Reply
  26. Wendy says

    May 10, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    These look great! Please enter me.

    Reply
  27. Carolyn says

    May 10, 2010 at 10:06 pm

    Count me in! What fun!

    Reply
  28. RObin SChick says

    May 10, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    I haven’t heard of either of these books, but they both look great for my little guy who is learning his colros and loves to look at books. THnaks

    Reply
  29. Ellen C. says

    May 10, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    I’d love to win tese for my son. Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  30. Linda Kish says

    May 10, 2010 at 6:21 pm

    These will make wonderful additions to any child’s library.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

    Reply
  31. Jessica H says

    May 10, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    What fun looking books! These would be so fun to have!

    Reply
  32. Elizabeth says

    May 10, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    these look like great books. my daughter would love them!

    Reply
  33. Kelly Ann T. says

    May 10, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    Books are so important, I believe a love of reading can be a big help in life.

    Reply
  34. Jingle says

    May 10, 2010 at 12:57 pm

    These both look like such wonderful books!

    Reply
  35. Jaime says

    May 10, 2010 at 11:52 am

    So fun! My daughters love books!

    Reply
  36. Alison S. says

    May 10, 2010 at 10:51 am

    We loves picture books at our house. 🙂

    Reply
  37. rebecca says

    May 10, 2010 at 10:16 am

    pick me please!

    Reply
  38. Annie says

    May 10, 2010 at 8:55 am

    We love books at our house and always are looking for good ones. These look really fun!

    Reply
  39. stephanie says

    May 10, 2010 at 8:16 am

    Enter me, please!

    Reply
  40. Aimee says

    May 10, 2010 at 7:58 am

    These books look great!

    Reply
  41. women's uniform shirt says

    May 10, 2010 at 7:38 am

    I love girls books specially vivid book.

    Reply
  42. Hailey says

    May 10, 2010 at 7:29 am

    My girls LOVE picture books!

    Reply

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