Cat's Colours

By Jane Cabrera

Book Overview

What is Cat's favorite color? Is it green, like the grass where he likes to walk? Or yellow, like the sand on a sunny beach? Children who are learning new colors can join in Cat's fun, as he explores the colors all around him. With its bright palette and playful, endearing kitten, this cheery book is perfect for the very young child.

* "Big, bold, and bright...this cheerful picture book gives young children a chance to learn their colors." --Booklist, starred review

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014056487X
• ISBN13: 9780140564877
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

Good purchase

Pre schoolers enjoyed it

This is FANTASTIC!

Me and my small children love immersing ourselves in the wonderful coloured worlds of Jane Cabrera. We have them all and can hardly wait for the next one. I would recommend them for all parents of young children.

More fun story than color teaching tool

"What is Cat's favorite color?" This simple question forms the premise of this simple yet cheerful color identification book. Each two-page spread features another color as the background, and uses examples from the cat's life to illustrate it.Cabrera's style uses bold brush strokes and thickly applied acrylic paint. Her animals are painted as if done by a child, and there are clever little compositional features that are delightful to discover. On one page, a cow in the background mimics the pose of the cat. In another, fluffy white clouds take the shape of familiar objects to a cat--a fish and a mouse. One unfortunate byproduct of the graphic style however, is that the colors aren't really mixed too well. The purple comes off a little lilac and the red and orange are indistinguishable from each other. But if you use this book as a fun story to share, and not primarily as a color teaching tool, you should be safe.

Unique illustrations make this book attractive to children.

Little cat asks you to guess his favorite color. As you turn the page, you will be surprised by the color choices and illustrations on each page. The backround colors are bright and vibrant, and each color is as rich as the last. Also, every color has a new animal associated with it. I use this book with my 7 month old daughter and my 10 year old ESL students.

this book is super

My daughter loves this book. she is 10 months old and loves the colors and the happy face of the cat. I fully recommend it.

cute book to teach toddlers colors

A short, boldly illustrated book about a cat's favorite color. Good for toddlers and preschoolers.