FICTION

Cat's Colors

by Airlie ANDERSON
illus. by Airlie Anderson. 32p. Child's Play. Aug. 2016. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781846437618.
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Baby-Toddler—Cat collects different hues while wandering through a gray day into a black night, with the colors appearing as spots on her white fur coat throughout her walk. It makes no sense that colors magically attach themselves to her, and the surprising, yet adorable, ending is even more perplexing, but that won't deter young children from delighting in the bold images of Cat's relaxed, cheerful adventure. The gouache illustrations feature vivid primary and secondary colors amid gray and black backgrounds on each page. Anderson's story closely resembles Emma Dodd's Dog's Colorful Day, but it has quieter background images and less text, befitting a younger audience. Both titles offer opportunities to count and identify colors, while Dodd's story adds more humor and complexity.
VERDICT A fun and simple book that is perfect for fidgety toddlers and will work well in a baby storytime.
Reviewed by Gaye Hinchliff, King County Library System, WA
On a gray day, Cat strolls through the rolling landscape collecting colors from a green tree, red roses, the sunset, and other parts of the natural world. Inexplicably, each color marks her white fur. Later, the feline emerges from a plant followed by seven kittens, each one a different color mentioned before. Pleasing, simple illustrations somewhat compensate for the puzzling nature of the story.
 , Jul 01, 2016

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