Arcadia Public Library

When Duncan arrives at school one morning, he finds a stack of letters, one from each of his crayons, complaining about how he uses them.

A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.

Sue's blue paint and Fred's red paint get mixed together and create purple, the best color of all.

You won't find color wheels or lectures on color harmony here ... just 500+ tried-and-true color combinations derived from actual design work - posters, packages, even giftwrap - created over the past century by designers, artists and color experts. You'll find historical color combinations from the Victorian period, Art Deco era, Far-out Sixties, Rave craze - plus current color combinations, such as limited color, "bad color" and much more. Even...

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

A lively yellow dot leads the reader through a journey through color, shape, and a child's imagination.