Thursday, February 14, 2019

Hello Lilac Good Morning, Yellow: Colors and First Words by Judith Drews - OPTIONAL

Hello Lilac Good Morning, Yellow: Colors and First Words by Judith Drews. PICTURE BOOK. Prestel, 2018. $15. 97837913373515

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

This book is a translation from German. Each two page spread includes language that sounds like a letter to that particular color and a page with a collection of objects drawn in the corresponding color. There is one big item that the collage centers on.  

I liked the pages that sounded like a love letter to that color, but I was confused by the pages on which the letter just stated something obvious. “Good night, Black. You are so dark.” I was also often confused by the collection of items for each color. For example, lilac includes “berry” and “wool”, but also “five” and “musical clef”.  

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher

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