|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
|
Product Description
From Amazon
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.
From Publishers Weekly
The archives of many a late author, from Margaret Wise Brown (Four Fur Feet) to Sylvia Plath (The It-Doesn't-Matter Suit), often yield unpublished manuscripts. Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, is no exception: he wrote but did not illustrate this rhyme, which assigns colors to moods. The effort is pleasant but lightweight: "You'd be/ surprised/ how many ways/ I change/ on Different/ Colored/ Days," announces a child, portrayed as a flat, gingerbread-man shape of yellow, then blue, then purple. Spread by spread, the character metamorphoses into animals of varying hues, from an energetic red horse to a secretive green fish to a droopy violet brontosaur ("On Purple Days/ I'm sad./ I groan./ I drag my tail./ I walk alone"). Husband and wife Johnson and Fancher (Cat, You Better Come Home) do not mime the author's pen-and-ink creations but work in pasty, expressionistic brushstrokes and blocky typefaces that change with the narrative tone. The characteristically catchy Seussian rhyme could help turn a Gray Day into a "busy, buzzy" (Yellow) one, and the snazzy die-cut jacket gives this volume an immediate lift above the competition. But the pointed message of Oh, the Places You'll Go! and the genius of Seuss's early work go missing. Ages 3-8.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
love love love this book!,
By sourjujubes (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My Many Colored Days (Hardcover)
My little guy was diagnosed with autism at 22 months and I thought this book would go a long way to explain emotions and feelings, as that tends to be a hard thing to understand for people with this disorder. This is the very first book that he read to me in its entirety when he was not quite 4 and was just learning to speak. I often give this book as baby gifts and have given it as gifts to my son's teachers for their classrooms. It is most definitely a must-have for kids of all ages and abilities. The watercolour-type illustrations are beautiful, and not at all what we are used to with Dr. Seuss. My son will be 9 (yikes!) next month, and I still make him read it to me from time to time (although we both can pretty much recite it by memory). Truly my all-time favourite book! Thank you, Dr. Seuss!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
There are better books about colors...,
By
This review is from: My Many Colored Days (Hardcover)
I purchased this book for "my" children because of our many positive experiences with Dr Seuss books in the past. However, when it came to the color, black, it was disheartening to see such a negative association with a word many young children identify with. It is frustrating enough that many people already consider "white good and black bad" but having someone like Dr Seuss reinforce it by linking black with rage was dis appointing. A much better alternative: My Crayons Talk, by Hubbard. Though Hubbard's works are less familiar, the positive connection
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Horrible!,
By
This review is from: My Many Colored Days (Board book)
I can't believe the positive reviews this book is getting. I'm all for discussing emotions with a child, but this book goes too far! It confuses sad with manic depressive! It gives permission to be dark, mean, & brooding. My son was given this book by a well-meaning relative, but after only a few readings, my husband and I have decided to permanently shelve this one. We are well educated parents who believe in being honest with our child, but this book contains subject matter that is inappropriate for any child.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Children's Books > Issues
- Books > Children's Books > Literature > Poetry > Dr. Seuss
- Books > Children's Books > People & Places > Social Situations > Emotions & Feelings
- Books > Children's Books > Religions > Christianity > Ages 4-8
- Books > Kids & Family Store > Ages 4-8
- Books > Kids & Family Store > Baby-3
- Books > Literature & Fiction
- Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Children's & Teens > Ages 4-8
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
