Colour My World! (National library of Australia, 2009) is a picture book for preschoolers and junior primary children which celebrates colours and how they make us feel. Colours are all around us, but there is more to colour than meets the eye. Colours are often associated with feelings. Red can be warm and cheery, or represent anger or danger. Blue can be fresh and cheeky, or sad and cold. Illustrated with black-and-white images of children from the amazing Pictures Collection of the National Library of Australia, Colour My World! invites children to interact with colours and to think about how they make them feel and where they can find them in the world around them. This is an interactive book, with a charming text and questions aimed at encouraging children to think about the role that colours play in their life.  A section at the end of the book provides more information about colours, their different shades and connotations.

Reviews

‘Owen Reeder’s accompanying text establishes an emotional tone for the colour … Her language has wonderful rhythm and is full of interesting word choices. Each page culminates in an open-ended question … I read this book to my kindergarten class, and every question was a winner. It is a book that stimulates conversation and connection.’ Nigel Pearn, Australian Book Review, August 2008

‘An appealing book for the very young, designed to aid visual literacy.’ Dr Kerry White, The Source, 2008