Who Said Red? [Hardcover]

Mary Serfozo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 1988 | Age Level: 3 and up

"I said RED!" says the little boy out playing on the farm with his older sister.
"You don't mean green? Look, here is green..." she teases. "A pickle green. A big frog green. A leaf, a tree, a green bean green."
But the boy means RED. "A cherry, berry, very red."
They romp through the pages, from "blue jean blue" to "yellow, bright and mellow..." and on to purples, brown, orange, pink and black...
But through it all, the boy said RED!
In this wonderfully unusual concept book, primary and secondary colors go first class!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

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.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 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.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry; 1st edition (October 31, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689504551
• ISBN-13: 978-0689504556
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars terrific introduction to colors, April 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Who Said Red? (Aladdin Books) (Paperback)

Beautiful, soft illustrations and gentle text make this book a gem. A boy is looking for something, not green, not blue etc.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!!, December 27, 2001

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apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who Said Red? (Aladdin Books) (Paperback)

I saw this at my mother in law's house and I'm buying it now!

The pictures depict a little boy looking for his red kite. As he looks he sees all the colors in the rainbow in the world around him.

The illustrations are lovely. The text is a sing songy type of text that makes this book easy to read and enjoy. The text is also very charming. For example: "A blue sky blue, a blue eye blue," on the page showing a blue sky adn siamese cats with dark blue eyes. "Well hello yellow bright and mellow..." and more.

Very enjoyable. A great review of the colors. A great way to introduce your child to the wide range of colors within a color.
Enjoy! I expect to for many years.

5.0 out of 5 stars Enticing, September 21, 2005

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A. Flores (San Antonio, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who Said Red? (Hardcover)

I'm surprised this book does not have more reviews. I think if it was published as a board book that it might.

My 13-month old son loves this book because it rhymes, it is about colors, it doesn't have a lot of words and he can point to things he knows like a school bus, a truck, a bird. Also he loves anything with a firetruck in it and this book has a big red firetruck on the second page.