Colors

World Language Materials 

• Board Books: Durable titles on sturdy pages designed for little hands that introduce numbers and simple color concepts. 
• Picture Books: A selection of picture books for all ages with different colorful adventures. 
• World Language Materials: A selection of picture books for all ages in various languages. 
• Children’s Nonfiction: A selection of titles exploring simple colors and art concepts designed for younger readers. 
• Theme Backpacks: Host a storytime at home using these backpacks, which include books, manipulatives, and other resources related to a particular theme. 
• STEAM Kits: Explore concepts using these kits, which include books and manipulatives to encourage hands-on exploration. 
• Launchpads: Pre-loaded tablets with games and educational activities to help young learners practice their colors. 
• Wonderbooks: Print books with pre-loaded audio content bound into the cover. Enjoy hearing your favorite color stories read aloud as you turn the pages. 
• DVDs: A selection of DVDs related to learning your colors. Many titles are based on picture books. 
• eContent: Electronic books, audiobooks, free streaming videos, and similar resources related to colors. 

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Arabic 

Ayyuhā al-dubb al-asmar, ayyuhā al-dubb al-asmar, mādhā tará? by Bill Martin 
Exuberantly colored artwork and favorite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colors. 

Chinese 

Xiao la bi da ba gong by Drew Daywalt 
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. 

Zong se de xiong, zong se de xiong, ni zai kan shen mo? by Bill Martin 
In a question and answer game, a teacher and her group see a variety of animals, each one a different color. 

Qi zhi xia lao shu by Ed Young 
“It’s a pillar,” says one. “It’s a fan,” says another. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the bond. And one by one, they come back with a different theory. It’s only when the seventh mouse goes out – and explores the whole Something – that the mice see the whole truth. 

Korean 

Hwamul yŏlch’a by Donald Crews 
Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles. 

Spanish 

PequeLibros. Colores
Este libro, lleno de coloridas y variadas imágenes, es ideal para que los más pequeños descubran y aprendan los colores a la vez que se divierten. 

Sombrero Azul, Sombrero Verde by Sandra Boynton 
Los personajes de animales divertidos presentan los colores básicos y las prendas familiares. 

Freight Train = Tren de Carga by Donald Crews 
Bilingual text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles. 

My Colors = Mis Colores by Rebecca Emberley 
Labelled illustrations introduce colors and their names in English and Spanish, along with the words for various brightly colored objects. 

Mis Colores, Mi Mundo = My Colors, My World by Maya Christina Gonzalez 
Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi’s black hair and Mami’s orange and purple flowers to Maya’s red swing set and the fiery pink sunset. 

A Color of His Own = Su Propio Color by Leo Lionni 
A little chameleon is distressed that he doesn’t have his own color like other animals, until he meets an elder, wiser chameleon. 

Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué Ves Ahí?, available as Board Book | Easy by Bill Martin 
In a question and answer game, a teacher and her group see a variety of animals, each one a different color. 

Animals in Color = Animales en Color by Sebastiano Ranchetti 
Learn colors using animals as examples. 

¡Mezclalo Bien! by Hervé Tullet 
Mira cómo los colores se salpican, mezclan y transforman con el simple toque de un dedo. Sigue las instrucciones y dale vuelta a la página: ¡Magia y diversión te esperan! 

Pinta Ratones by Ellen Stoll Walsh 
Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. 

Counting Ovejas by Sarah Weeks 
When increasing numbers of sheep in a rainbow of colors appear in a man’s bedroom as he tries to fall asleep, he must resort to more and more elaborate means of removing them. What do you do when you can’t sleep? Count sheep in Spanish and English, of course! But what happens when those rascally sheep get a little too close for comfort? Well, if you’re anything like the sleep little hero in this clever tale, you might just tire yourself out trying to get rid of them! 

Colores de Vida = Mexican Folk Art Colors in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill 
Learn the names of the colors with Mexican folk art. 

¿Cómo Aprenden los Colores los Dinosaurios? by Jane Yolen 
Illustrations and rhyming text show dinosaurs learning the names of all the colors of the rainbow.