Illustrations of animals and household objects introduce readers to the colors, from green and gray to red and yellow. Wonderful to share with a baby or toddler.
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1KBBK: Colours
2 users like thisCheck out these great books about colours when reading towards 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten!
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- This book introduces little ones to the Hindu festival of Holi with a rainbow of colours.
- Fun cut-out shapes on every page show a sneak peek at the color you'll find when you turn the page! Wonderful to share with a baby or toddler.
- Babies and toddlers will enjoy the kaleidoscope of colours and the rhythm of changing seasons on the Canadian West Coast. Vickers, the author, is a prolific Indigenous West Coast artist with family ties to the Tsimshian, Haida and Heiltsuk.
- Enjoy this perennial favourite with your little one as they learn to recognize colours and objects.
- Discover a world full of color in this delightful board book inspired by the works of legendary children's book author and illustrator Leo Lionni. Wonderful to share with a baby or toddler.
- Your baby or toddler will enoy this cast of animal characters and the colours of nature on a cross-country tour of Canada.
- Introduce babies and toddlers to the concept of color with this array of eye-catching photographs.
- An easy-to-read book about color, inspired by Dr. Seuss and illustrated with artwork from his books. Wonderful book for any emergent reader.
- Shows pairs of objects that are and aren't a certain colour for example: "Lemons are not red. Lemons are yellow. Apples are red." Wonderful to share with a young reader.
- Monica loves colors and painting, but she cannot decide what color a kiss should be. Charming text and vibrant illustrations help Monica and her mother demonstrate that love comes in any and every color.
- Red caboose at the back, orange tank car, green cattle car, purple box car, black tender and a black steam engine . . . freight train. A guaranteed hit for any young train lover!
- A celebration of how colors are for everyone depicts a diverse group of characters engaging in their favorite activities. This book gives a great message to every toddler and preschool child to enjoy whatever they love to do.
- A young girl describes where she finds colors in both the world around her and beyond what she can see. A charming story to share with any toddler or preschool reader.
- Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other big messes! But no matter what color…
- People come in a rainbow of beautiful colors. A little girl looks around her and sees that some people are blue, some are green, some are red...the world is a rainbow and Violet herself is a wonderful mixture of her mom and dad. Her mom is red, her…
- A simple and yet engaging picture book for any toddler or preschool reader. Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color.
- An interactive book perfect for a toddler and preschool child which uses no special effects other than the reader's imagination, simple directions lead the reader to experiment with mixing and changing colors on the printed page.
- A hilarious book to read to your favourite toddler or preschooler! When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them. What can Duncan possibly do to appease all…
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