Board book: Yellow Like a Submarine, Purple Like the Rain: A Rocking Book of Colors. Duopress Labs. Art by John Coulter. 2022. April. 20 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: Yellow like a submarine, purple like the rain...
...the world is full of colors rocking all around.
Premise/plot: This is a rock-inspired color concept books for music loving parents (and grandparents) to share with the little ones in their lives. It is a board book. The colors introduced are red, blue, black, white, silver, green, yellow, and pink. Rainbows are also celebrated with a nod to neglected colors like orange and purple.
Here is how red is introduced:
Red is for 99 Red Balloons soaring over Strawberry Fields on a Ruby Tuesday.
My thoughts: I liked this color concept board book. It does list the songs and artists mentioned throughout the book. Definitely this list is more for adults (obviously). While parents may choose this board book because of the "rock" theme, little ones can enjoy the hands-on experience of lap-time of read aloud time.
Part of me is annoyed (slightly) that there is no author listed. It is never a good sign when publishers are like, well, the author just doesn't matter--no credit needs to be given. That being said, the book is bright and colorful. The text is more than adequate for teaching colors. Some spreads have a better rhythmic flow--I love the red example--than others. But overall, I definitely liked it.
© 2022 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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