A Color of His Own
by Leo Lionni
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Author: Leo LionniEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-13
ISBN: 0375836977
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Book Reviews of A Color of His Own
Book Review: A Fable of its Own
Summary: 5 Stars
Leo Lionni's tales are characteristically simple, unpredictable and beautiful and A COLOR OF HIS OWN is one of those touching fables where a sad chameleon who is tired of his color changing wishing to be more like other animals with same colors all the time. Opening the pages, young children learn about different animals with different colors - pigs are pink, elephants are grey but chameleons change color wherever they go. Then the humor comes into play as the artist explores how the chameleon looks like on lemons, on the striped tiger and just as the chameleon thinks he has got hold of the solution to his problem by remaining on a leaf so he would be green forever, the readers discover along with the chameleon the cycle of tree leaves turning from green, yellow to orange and eventually fall when winter comes...But eventually, he makes a great discovery that will solve his problem and the new-found wisdom (friend) will help him accept and appreciate his own colorful life to the fullest.
Summary of A Color of His Own
Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the leaf changes from green to yellow to red . . . and so does the chameleon. When another chameleon suggests they travel together, he learns that companionship is more important than having a color of his own. No matter where he goes with his new friend, they will always be alike.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Every animal has a color of its own. "Parrots are green, elephants are gray, pigs are pink." But chameleons change color wherever they go. "On lemons they are yellow. In the heather they are purple." One chameleon is not pleased with his changeable appearance. He thinks, "If I remain on a leaf, I shall be green forever, and so I too will have a color of my own." Of course, what he doesn't take into account is the changes wrought by autumn, and soon the green chameleon is yellow, then red, and then tumbled to the ground for the long black winter night. It isn't until he befriends another older, wiser chameleon that our hero begins to find inner peace, even as his outer surface is transformed again and again.
Leo Lionni, children's book creator extraordinaire, author of such beloved picture books as Frederick, Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse, Swimmy, and Inch by Inch, all Caldecott Honor winners, introduces color concepts in an exquisite and touching story. This small board book edition of the classic tale of self-acceptance and friendship will be a favorite for toddlers and parents alike. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter
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