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Great picture books about colors!

Every month I share a booklist to go along with the theme of the program I'm doing at my library that month. This month we're exploring colors, so here are some great picture books about colors appropriate for toddlers and preschoolers.


SUMMER COLOR by Diana Murray and Zoe Persico


Enjoy the colors of summer!




PETE THE CAT: I LOVE MY WHITE SHOES by Eric Litwin and James Dean


Pete's shoes are white - until he step in colorful things. Will Pete cry? Goodness no!




¡FIESTA! A FESTIVAL OF COLORS by Duncan Tonatiuh


Celebrates colors en español.




THE WORLD OF WORM: COLORS by Esther van den Berg


Worm goes shopping for items of every color for his party.




THE LITTLE CAR by Han Xu


This simple story reinforces color and number learning.




IT'S RAINING, MR. OCTOPUS! by Han Xu


Mr Octopus shares umbrellas of various colors with his friends.




A RAINBOW IN BROWN by Pavonis Giron


A girl practices mixing colors. But when she mixes them all together, what does she get? Brown!


OH, OLIVE! by Lian Cho


A girl who loves colors inspires her parents who prefer things orderly and in black-and-white.


COLOR THE SKY by David Elliott and Evan Turk


Celebrate colors and flight with birds of many hues.




MIXED: A COLORFUL STORY by Arree Chung


Life is better with all the colors!



THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH by Supriya Kelkar and Alea Marley


Harpreet has a patka color for every mood!





CAT LIKES RED by Christopher Russo


A simple color book for babies and toddlers.





MY COLORS, MY WORLD/MIS COLORES, MI MUNDO by Maya Christina González


Maya describes all the colors in her world.




BEAR SEES COLORS by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman


Bear notices all the colors.




ORANGE IS AN APRICOT, GREEN IS A TREE FROG: EXPLORE THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH COLOR by Pascale Estellon


Read this story and then take a walk to find your own colors in the natural world!




BLACK IS A RAINBOW COLOR by Angela Joy and Ekua Holmes


Celebrates the color black!




THE COLOR MONSTER: A STORY ABOUT EMOTIONS by Anna Llenas


Learn about emotions through colors.




MONSTERS LOVE COLORS by Mike Austin


Monsters play with color.




Do you have any favorites? Please share!

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