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Cat's Colors

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Little cat asks you to guess his favorite color. As you turn the page, you will be surprised by the color choices and illustrations on each page. The backround colors are bright and vibrant, and each color is as rich as the last. Also, every color has a new animal associated with it. I use this book with my 7 month old daughter and my 10 year old ESL students.

My daughter loves this book. she is 10 months old and loves the colors and the happy face of the cat. I fully recommend it.

A short, boldly illustrated book about a cat's favorite color. Good for toddlers and preschoolers.

The illustrations really make this book. The concept isn't anything special (try and guess the cat's favorite color), and the story pattern itself is predictable, although I found the ending a sweet surprise (the reason for his favorite color is not what you'd initially expect). Overall, this is a pretty book and that is really one of the biggest criteria's when searching for a children's book (bright colors grab a child's attention, and interesting and unique artwork cut through the monotony) so for that very reason I can recommend this. It is cute and enjoyable and certainly worth a read!

"What is Cat's favorite color?" This simple question forms the premise of this simple yet cheerful color identification book. Each two-page spread features another color as the background, and uses examples from the cat's life to illustrate it.

Cabrera's style uses bold brush strokes and thickly applied acrylic paint. Her animals are painted as if done by a child, and there are clever little compositional features that are delightful to discover. On one page, a cow in the background mimics the pose of the cat. In another, fluffy white clouds take the shape of familiar objects to a cat--a fish and a mouse.

One unfortunate byproduct of the graphic style however, is that the colors aren't really mixed too well. The purple comes off a little lilac and the red and orange are indistinguishable from each other. But if you use this book as a fun story to share, and not primarily as a color teaching tool, you should be safe.

Me and my small children love immersing ourselves in the wonderful coloured worlds of Jane Cabrera. We have them all and can hardly wait for the next one.

I would recommend them for all parents of young children.