Yellow is my favourite colour by Judy Horacek
Penguin, 2010. ISBN 9780143504283.
(Age 1-3) Highly recommended. Boardbook. Yellow is my favourite colour
is a beautiful picture books in verse which describes all the colours
that a little girl likes, although her favourite colour is yellow,
because it 'brings sunshine' to her day.
Horacek, the illustrator of Where
is
the green sheep? by Mem Fox, again
brings her beautiful cartoon like figures and vivid colours to this
story. The little girl is drawn as such a happy person, her laughing
face showing different views of her exuberance as she revels in the
different colours. I especially loved the pictures of her
bouncing on pink cushions and winning a car race in her yellow car.
It is perfect for small hands to manage and wonderful to read aloud.
Not only a joyful addition to stories for the very young, it also
provides a parent or caregiver the opportunity to teach the colours in
a fun way and then to discuss what the toddler's favourite colour
is. After reading this to a young child, it wouldn't be hard to
find reminders in the home and on walks of all the colours found in the
book.
This is such a happy, energetic book that I am sure it will become a
favourite of any young children lucky enough to get their hands on it.
Be prepared to read it over and over!
Pat Pledger