What is your blue like? A lyrical ode to colours - and the unique ways we experience them - follows a little girl as she explores the world of colour with her family and friends. Your neighbour says red is angry like a dragon's breath, but you think it's brave like a fire engine. Or maybe your best friend likes pink because it's pretty like a ballerina's tutu, but you find it annoying - like a piece of gum stuck on your shoe. In a beautifully subtle, child-friendly narrative, art teacher and debut author Jessica Young suggests that colours may evoke as many emotions as there are people to look at them - and opens up infinite possibilities for seeing the world in a wonderful new way. This is a gentle exploration of the emotions colours can evoke. It is great for budding artists and everyone who enjoys colours (i.e. everyone). It is an inspired reminder that there's more than one way of interpreting things.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Walker Books Ltd .

Elaine Magliaro writes poetry for children and serves as a member of the NCTE Poetry Committee. She lives in Massachusetts. Catia Chien is a children's book artist whose titles include an ALA Schneider Family Book award winner, A Boy and a Jaguar. She lives in New York. Jessica Young is an art teacher and has worked as a curriculum consultant. This is her first book. She lives in the USA in Nashville, Tennessee. Catia Chien has illustrated numerous books for children; My Blue Is Happy is her first title with Walker. Catia Chien was born in Brazil and currently lives in the USA in California.