Hello, friends! Our book today is They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki, a thought-provoking meditation on the colors of life. They say that the sky is blue, and that the sea is too, thinks the little girl who serves as narrator. However, she muses, when she holds the water in her hand, it becomes as … Continue reading They Say Blue (Jillian Tamaki)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Vivid: Poems & Notes About Color by Julie Paschkis, a delightfully quirky look at all our favorite hues. Using a loose structure, nearly each spread is dedicated to a color, except when two colors share one, or one color gets two in a row. The accompanying poems are almost … Continue reading Vivid: Poems & Notes About Color (Julie Paschkis)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color by Julia Denos, the story of a color whisperer learning a lesson about the importance of freedom. Swatch is a little girl who loves colors, and the colors love her right back. They bend and twist and dance around her, and she wrangles … Continue reading Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color (Julia Denos)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Bloom: A Story Of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli, written by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Julie Morstad, a moving story of the fashion innovator and her passion for color and redefining beauty. When Elsa was born in 1890 in Rome, her parents were disappointed - they had wanted a … Continue reading Bloom: A Story Of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli (Kyo Maclear)
Hello, friends! Our book tonight is Pocket Full Of Colors: The Magical World Of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire, written by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville and illustrated by Brigette Barrager. Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mary who lived in a lemon yellow house. When her family moved out West, … Continue reading Pocket Full Of Colors: The Magical World Of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire (Amy Guglielmo & Jacqueline Tourville)
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