Lemons Are Not Red

Now this is a perfect use of die cuts (unlike some of this author's other books, where it just feels shoehorned in). A cutout of an object (lemon to start) is shown on a non-matching color, saying lemons are not red... when the page is turned, the die now shows the correct color from the facing page. Additionally, the "red" page now shows something that truly is red - an apple! Clever and a great way to engage an audience.

The design work here is really fun and I totally understand why small children would enjoy it, but it's so dogmatic! Who says "elephants are not pink"? Clearly they have never met an elderly female Asian elephant. Who says all apples are red? Surely they could have picked examples that are consistent colors. Admittedly many childrens' literature has this problem, but it's things like these that lead to small children, already disillusioned with the false realities of the world, clinging to dogmatic certainties against all evidence.

This is such an intriguing book. The illustrations look like painting on a canvas that are bursting with color. The cut outs keep children on their toes and they even start guessing the correct color before the page is turned.

A great, non trivial concept book about colors. A toddler or preschooler will find it funny and enjoy the die-cuts in the pages. The illustrations are very vivid and fleshy. I in particular liked the picture of the people through the window in the lit up house in the end, those turning into a vibrant tree as you turned the page, while the light in the house went dark. It's a great early reader book too, the illustrations will help the reader. If you liked this one, you'll probably also like [b:First the Egg|1415026|First the Egg|Laura Vaccaro Seeger|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1317064748s/1415026.jpg|1405371].

A great, non trivial concept book about colors. A toddler or preschooler will find it funny and enjoy the die-cuts in the pages. The illustrations are very vivid and fleshy.

This book is so fun and I love the die-cut holes with the basic colors. This is perfect in the classroom for many different ages. Super easy, fun read that you could get a lot of discussion out of.

I like the way it says one thing is not a certain color but another thing in the same category is that color. This book teaches that just because things are alike does not mean they are the same. A carrot is orange and an eggplant is purple but they are still in the vegetable family. Laura Seeger is a great author, she can say something so big with few words.