Ages 3-5
Colors and Shapes
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A Rainbow in Brown
by Pavonis Giron
Jo wants to paint all the wonderful things she loves. With a palette of red, yellow, and blue, Jo knows she can mix any colors together to create new ones. Her imagination takes flight as she explores painting with primary and by mixing her own secondary colors, each picture as beautiful as the last. But through her exploration of the colors of the rainbow, Jo finds that her favorite is a combination of them all: brown.
Circle Round
by Anne Sibley O'Brien
From one child to ten, hands are extended in an ongoing invitation to welcome all kids into a circle of inclusion, friendship, and play.
Color Zoo
by Lois Ehlert
Introduces colors and shapes with illustrations of shapes on die-cut pages that form animal faces when placed on top of one another.
My Shape Is Sam
by Amanda Jackson
In a place where jobs are based on shape, Sam, who looks like a square but longs to roll like a circle, discovers his true, unique shape.
Out of the Blue
by Robert Tregoning
In a world where only the color blue is allowed, a young boy and his father dare to defy the rules and create a place where every hue is welcome.
Round is a Mooncake
by Roseanne Thong
As a little girl discovers things round, square, and rectangular in her urban neighborhood, she is reminded of her Chinese American culture.
Sign Language & Shapes
by Bela Davis
This book introduces young readers to American Sign Language words for shapes. Each page features one shape sign within an everyday situation a child might be part of.
The Rainbow Snail
by Karin Ã…kesson
Blue like the raindrops. Green like the soft grass. Yellow like the warm sun. This is the story of how the rainbow snail came to be. It takes sun and rain to make a rainbow, and what better combination of colors could there be?
Updated 03/08/2024