My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of My Many Colored Days
Book Review: This book is wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is so brilliantly written and illustrated. My one year old loves the pictures with the bright colors and animal illustrations. Another attraction is it's durablility. I like it because it explains that we all have different moods, at different times, and that it is OK. I highly recommend it to children of all ages.Book Review: a must have-I have a 15 months old girl
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this book and read to my baby when she was 5 months old. She concentrated on the book the whole time I was reading it; she still does now. When she got a little older, she would go to get this book and signed "read". At 10 months old, when I recited from the book, she would find the book for me. This is a must have. The pictures and the words are just fantastic. I love this one myself.Book Review: Infants relate early to this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
From a very, very early age, my son Alexander adored this book above all others. Although I probably read it to him more than 4-5 times a day, every time I started reading it, he would physically respond by waving his arms and legs. As he got a little older, he would also verbally let me know of his approval. I think the vivid colors and wonderfully sing-song rhyming in this book, makes it an excellent introduction to the wonderful world of books for the youngest of infants. I highly recommend it.Book Review: Non-traditional Seuss - on the acceptability of emotions
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is very different from other Dr. Seuss books. First, the whimsical rhymes and made-up words which characterize Seuss in such classics as One Fish, Two Fish..., and The Lorax are absent here. Instead there is a simple elegance in couplets which brings colors and images together with emotions and moods. Second, the playful cartoon-style illustrations of more light-hearted classics are replaced by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher's more abstract paintings. These paintings cover the whole page with deep colors, drenched in emotion. Between the wonderful images suggested by the couplets and the engaging art (not illustration!) this book brings home a message to kids of all ages about the acceptability of their moods and emotions. My daughters' reaction to this book has been tremendous. My older daughter (4 y.o.) wants to linger on each page to examine the art while my younger daughter (10 mos.) tries to feel the texture of the paint. I can see their faces reacting to the feelings suggested by each color and rhyme. We don't have many children's books that are 'illustrated' in a manner as poignant as this book (but we have an extensive library which most of the classics). Yet despite the 'message' it is never preachy - just a matter-of-fact statement that we all have emotions and they are all OK. Seuss provides the images as a frame of reference to help kids understand and explain them, which is especially helpful for little ones who haven't yet developed the vocabulary and reasoning to figure it out for themselves.
The best benefit is not necessarily even for kids to understand themselves, but to help kids understand grow-ups' moods - why mommy is tired after a long day at work, or why daddy is frustrated when he burns dinner, etc. I can just tell my daughters that I am in a 'grey' mood for a while, and all becomes crystal clear!
Book Review: Great for opening a dialog about feelings with your children
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought this book for Riley when she was two and a half. With only a two year old's vocabulary, she was having trouble expressing some of her emotions. In this book, Dr. Seuss and the Artists have really captured a range of emotions and described them in terms anyone can understand. Now we often talk about having Pink days or feeling like Red Horses, ready to kick up our heels!This is a treat!