It’s a Great Big Colorful World by Tom Schamp - OPTIONAL

It’s a Great Big Colorful World by Tom Schamp. PICTURE BOOK. Prestel (Random House), 2020. $20. 9783791374246

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

The large format book was originally published in Dutch and takes the reader on a tour of colors, starting with gray. There are four pages dedicated to each color and there are some clues that suggest the two spreads move from one part of the world to another. 

I love the color energy of this book but I had a hard time reading it. Some of the labels are a larger size from the others, making it confusing as to whether those continue a storyline. I also had a hard time seeing the continent divides in the pages even though many of the labels suggest that movement is happening.    

Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher