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My Many Colored Days |  | Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
List Price: $16.99
Buy Used: $4.38
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Rating:  72 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 40
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.7 x 0.4
ISBN: 0679875972
EAN: 9780679875970
Publication Date: August 20, 1996
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Amazon.com Review
The words and illustrations of Dr. Seuss have alway seemed inseparable--a peerless fusion of verbal and visual wit. Yet when the good doctor wrote the manuscript for My Many Colored Days in 1973, he specified that the book should be illustrated by "a great color artist who will not be dominated by me." Twenty-three years later, he has gotten his wish. Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher have produced a series of rich, painterly images that could never be mistaken for faux-Seuss. They have, however, caught something of his simplicity, and just as important, his sense of whimsy.
Product Description
Illustrated in full color. Accompanying a manuscript Dr. Seuss wrote in
1973, is a letter outlining his hopes of finding "a great color artist who will
not be dominated by me." The late Dr. Seuss saw his original text about
feelings and moods as part of the "first book ever to be based on beautiful
illustrations and sensational color." The quest for an artist has finally
ended--after the manuscript languished for more than two decades--at the paint
brushes of husband-and-wife team Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher whose stunning,
expressive paintings reveal such striking images as a bright red horse kicking
its heels, a cool and quiet green fish, a sad and lonely purple dinosaur, and
an angrily howling black wolf. Using a spectrum of vibrant colors and a
menagerie of animals, this unique book does for the range of human moods and
emotions what Oh, the Places You'll Go! does for the human life cycle.
Here is a wonderful way for parents to talk with children about their feelings.
With Johnson and Fancher's atmospheric, large-scale paintings bursting off the
pages, Dr. Seuss's vision is brought to life. This rare and beautiful book is
bound to appeal to both the innocent young and the most sophisticated seniors.
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 Great kid book June 8, 2010
Werther Bentine Torres
I got this from the library today. When I saw it on the shelf I did not think it was a Dr.Seuss book and almost did not pick thebook up. That just shows you really cannot judge a book by its cover. The pictures in the book look like something children would draw and I think that is part of why my children find it intriguing. The ryming helps the story flow and teaches kids about colors and helps them use colors to relate their feelings.
"But when my days are Happy Pink it's great to jump and just not think."
 Purple is sad? And other bizarre color associations... June 7, 2010
J. Heatley (Ithaca, NY)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a school social worker so I spend lots of time talking with elementary aged children about feelings & doing art therapy. I thought this book could be helpful in facilitating some conversations. ABSOLUTELY NOT. This book, unfortunately has several very bizarre color associations that I did not find helpful, and in fact, found to be downright confusing. To top it off, the book sends negative messages about the colors black, brown, and purple.
Here are the associations:
red = brave (most kids I have worked with use red for anger)
blue = bright, flapping wings (uh, didn't we learn from Joni Mitchell or Picasso? Blue can be sad & longing or CALM or peaceful... but since when is it bright & flapping???)
brown = slow & low low down
yellow - whee! busy buzzy bee
gray = nothing moves / everything is gray.
orange = circus seal
green = deep deep cool & quiet.
purple = sad. groan. dragging. walking alone
pink = happy (& impulsive: "it's great to jump and just not think.")
black = mad. loud. howl. growling.
I found the odd associations and language to be very off-putting. Some colors are paired with feelings that don't match in my mind at all, and others aren't even paired with feeling words, but moreso with animals. If you don't mind the weird match ups, the book might be fine for you. Otherwise, steer clear.
A must for your Seuss Collection May 31, 2010
Michele L. Judd (Arizona)
Our three year old daughter loves this book! A great book for talking about the different emotions that a person can feel. Also great for learning colors. A must for your Seuss collection.
 Negative portrayal of "Black" and "Brown" colors May 23, 2010
Natalie
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was really excited about this book when I first saw it. The artwork is beautiful, with bright and vibrant colors. But then I got to the pages describing black and brown as being low and mad. How could I read this book to my brown/black child? She will already hear messages as she gets older that black and brown are negative. I did not want to start impressing on her these messages at home. I'm disappointed that Seuss would present such negative words for these colors that are used to also describe groups of people. I'm shocked by the insensitivity to issues of diversity, especially as this book was published not so long ago, relative to his other books. Needless to say, I wasn't comfortable reading this book to my child and returned it. A much better book to teach about colors is Brown Bear, Brown Bear Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?: 40th Anniversary Edition (Brown Bear and Friends).
Colors for students May 14, 2010
Stephanie K. Crane (Covington, PA)
I needed this book for a psychology lesson for my teaching class. I had to read the book to a class of adult students and that was fun. The lesson was about colors and how they make you feel. With out the book the class wouln't have be a sucess.
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