My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

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“You’d be surprised how many ways I change on different colored days!”

Choosing colors is one way to explain feelings and moods with little ones. Dr. Seuss’ “My Many Colored Days” is one of my favorite concept books to read with my toddler. This book assigns colors to moods, complemented by catchy rhymes.

Feeling yellow?
“There comes a Yellow Day. / and weeeee / I am a busy, buzzy bee.” As you turn each page, you’ll be delighted by gorgeous paintings and whimsical lyrics.

Feeling blue?
I love that the book acknowledges that there are good days and there are lousy days. Whatever you’re feeling on any day, there’s a color to capture your emotions.

Feeling green?
Can you guess what emotion green stands for? This is my toddler’s favorite page. He loves the big green fish! As for me, busybee Mommy loves the yellow page! If only I could blow up that spread and paste that image above my workspace.

You can use this book to ask your child what color he is today. You can also ask him if there are any colors that are not in the book. It’s amazing how these lighthearted illustrations are a great springboard for creative discussion.

My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
The board book has very sturdy pages. Get this one for younger kids! The images are so colorful and playful that they would want to touch the pictures again and again.

“My Many Colored Days” is for kids ages 2 and up. My son has been going through this book since he was seven months though! He’s two years old now and still gets engaged every time he reads it. It’s definitely one of our favorite family books.

This book is a beautiful celebration of colors and feelings. It teaches kids of all ages that there may be days when we’re grey with boredom or down and brown, but there are also days when we’re buzzy yellows and free-thinking pinks! Then there are days when you can be a jumble of colors! No worries though because “it all turns out all right, you see. And I go back to being . . . me.”

What’s your color today? :)

4 Comments on My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

  1. Gene
    January 7, 2012 at 6:20 pm (12 years ago)

    Nice! I’m going to look for this book because I want to collect Dr. Seuss collection even if my toddler isn’t fond of reading them. She prefers her Nemo board book because she knows the movie. Thank goodness for Cat in the Hat in the Disney channel, at least she knows one Dr. Seuss character.
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  2. Toni
    January 8, 2012 at 2:48 am (12 years ago)

    Kay: Green ba dominant color doon? 😀

    Gene: I got our copy from Fully Booked. :)

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  3. Louis Vuitton Purses
    May 23, 2012 at 5:59 pm (12 years ago)

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