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A dialogue between two speakers, one of whom must keep insisting on an interest in the color red, introduces that hue as well as green, blue, yellow, and others.
Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2 ``Who said red?'' asks the little girl of her younger brother. And despite her attempts to distract him with a litany of other colors, he insists that what he wants is definitely ``red.'' In the end the reason becomes clear as he rescues his ``cherry, berry, very red'' kite from the bush in which it is was caught. This concept book concentrates on the primary colors with just a brief mention of the secondary hues. Narahashi's soft watercolor illustrations depict views of farm life, focusing on animals, foods, and everyday people and objects when the text calls for specific color identification. Each overview spread includes the objects which will be seen in a close-up, so that children can sense the relationships of the specific to the general. Although the rhyming pattern may vary, the rhythm of the text is clear, making the book especially fine for preschool audiences. More advanced than Reiss' Colors (Bradbury, 1969) , yet not as sophisticated as Tison and Talus' The Adventures of the Three Colors (World, 1971; o.p.) , this book is sure make a splash in collections serving young children. Nancy Menaldi-Scanlan, Wheeler School, Providence, R.I. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Irresistible as a clever riddle, this splashy, cheerful concept book introduces primary colors to children with bright swathes of watercolor and a playful, lilting text. ``Who said red?'' asks a girl of her brother. ``You don't mean green? / Look, here is green . . ./a Pickle green, A big frog green, / A leaf, a tree, a green bean green.'' Narahashi ( I Have a Friend ) portrays the two children running through the lush country scenes that are green as spring. They see frogs leap from a pickle barrel, and a translucent collage made of a pale lunar moth and graceful leaves. The ``yellow'' is rich as butter, ``lemonade and daisy yellow,'' and delicate as the etched lace tablecloth that covers a cookie-filled table. ``Did you say red?'' asks the girl on the last page. ``Yes,'' answers the boy as he retrieves his red kite from a tree, ``I said red!'' Ages 3-6. (September) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus Review
A brief bit of verse in the from of dialogue between a small boy and a slightly older girl is the pretext for a series of beautifully executed watercolors, linked by their shared details and their progressive use of the colors mentioned in the text. ""Who said Red? Did you say red? A Santa red, A stop sign red, A cherry, berry, very red."" ""YES, I SAID RED!"" ""You don't mean green?. . .A big frog green. . ."" ""NO, I SAID RED!"" and so on through blue and yellow, with a final wrap-up of lesser colors like purple and brown, and the concluding retrieval of a fine red kite. The conversation takes place in a landscape of farm, pasture, orchard, and distant hills, all seen--with the important details that appear more prominently in later pictures--in the title page double-spread. A pleasant and unusual approach to learning colors, with plenty of intriguing things to discover and rediscover as the pages are turned. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Ages 2-5. This pleasing picture book about colors also has a storyline as an extra treat for its preschool audience. The jaunty, rhyming text is a conversation between two playmates, a little boy searching for his lost red kite and his older sister, whose ``help'' takes the form of a series of teasing questions, such as: ``You don't mean green?/ Look, here is green,/ A pickle green,/ A leaf, a tree, a green bean green.'' Meanwhile, on double-page spreads, watercolor illustrations explode with vivid color, defined by line and shadow. Composition is nicely varied from page to page, and some of the images are striking and memorable. While this is yet another short, simple book on a familiar concept, the buoyancy of the verse and the elan of the artwork give it an edge on its more static competition. CP.