Except the Color Grey

by Arlene Alda

Overview

Arlene Alda has created several photo essays for very young readers, and this one, with its simple concept and clever presentation should sell as well as her very popular Did You Say Pears?
A clever look at colors for the very young...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770491366
Publisher:	Tundra
Publication date:	11/24/2011
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	16 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Arlene Alda is an award-winning photographer and writer whose photographs have appeared in Life, Vogue, and People and in numerous galleries. She is the author of twelve children’s books including her most recent, The Book of ZZZs; Morning Glory Monday, illustrated by Maryann Kovalski; and her photographs are featured in 97 Orchard Street, New York, by Linda Granfield. A native New Yorker, Arlene Alda is the proud grandmother of seven. She lives on Long Island with her husband, actor Alan Alda.

Editorial Reviews

Which color is my favorite?” asks Alda in this gentle book filled with engaging photographs of city life. She likes most of them, with one exception: “Grey is clouds without the sun. Grey is dreary dark.” Alda praises a medley of other colors—“Yellow’s awesome on a face. It’s tempting on the street,” she writes next to photos of a sidewalk chalk drawing and ice cream truck—before delivering a twist ending, with a good reason to like the color after all (a pet rabbit). Alda’s playfully pensive tone and lively urban scenes are reminiscent of the golden age of Sesame Street. Ages 2–5. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

PreS-Gr 1—Alda explores her favorite hues, featuring vivid photographs and bright, color-centric pages. Each one has its merits, according to the author, except "dreary dark" grey. The images are visually engaging and show a predominately urban setting. To describe the pictures, the author includes a short rhyme about each color and where it can be found; the final rhyme that delivers a surprise conclusion is awkward to read aloud. With so many color books on the market, this is an adequate, though not outstanding, addition to existing collections.—Nicole Waskie-Laura, Chenango Forks Elementary, Binghamton, NY

School Library Journal