Color Our World

Recommendations for Summer Reading Theme "Color Our World"

Updated May 27, 2025
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Colors = Colores
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Red/rojo rain boots, a yummy orange/aranjando popsicle, a beautiful blue/azul butterfly, a big yellow/amarillo school bus: heres a rainbow of childrens favorites, presented in cheerful photos and captioned in both English and Spanish.
Monsters love colors
Austin, Mike 1963-
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Did you know that monsters love to scribble, scribble, mix, dance, and wiggle! Why Because monsters love to make new colors! Celebrate along with the hilarious monsters in this wild and energetic picture book from author...
I ain't gonna paint no more!
Beaumont, Karen
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A New York Times best-selling masterpiece featuring a sing-song rhyming text and humorous energetic illustrations about a spirited child and outside-the-box, creative thinking. When the child gets caught painting everything from the ceiling to the floor, Mama says "Ya ain...
Maybe something beautiful : how art transformed a neighborhood
Campoy, F. Isabel
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In this exuberant picture book about transformation through art, Mira lives in a gray urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and hope to the neighborhood. What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her...
The artist who painted a blue horse
Carle, Eric
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A brilliant new Eric Carle picture book for the artist in us all Every child has an artist inside them, and this vibrant picture book from Eric Carle will help let it out. The artist in this book paints the world as he sees it, just like a child. There's a red crocodile, an orange...
Oh, Olive!
Cho, Lian
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"Irrepressible. Joyful. Vibrant and full of oomph!" --Andrea Beaty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Rosie Revere, Engineer "A stunning, energetic story full of clever humor, heart, and a reminder that art has no boundaries." --Ruth Chan, author...
Art club
Doucet, Rashad
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An ALA Best Graphic Novel of 2024 Inspired by the author's own childhood, this contemporary graphic novel paints a picture of an aspiring young artist on a mission to prove that the arts are worth fighting for.  Dale Donavan...
My weird school goes to the museum
Gutman, Dan
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This fun Level Two I Can Read book, geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a little help, is based on Dan Gutman's My Weird School series, which has sold more than 12 million books! A.J. and Andrea are taking a class trip to the museum! Their museum guide has...
Ablaze with color : a story of painter Alma Thomas
Harvey, Jeanne Walker
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Celebrate the life-changing power of art in this inspiring and stunningly illustrated picture book biography of American artist Alma Thomas. Meet an incredible woman who broke down barriers throughout her whole life and is now known as one of the most...
Mayhem at the museum : a book in pictures
Lozano, Luciano 1969-
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Paintings and sculptures come to life when a young girl visits the Metropolitan Museum of Art with her classmates. What starts as just another tour of the museum becomes a joyful parade as the art, which must not be touched, touches the young museum-goers in surprising ways. ...
Art is everywhere : a book about Andy Warhol
Mack, Jeff
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This is the story of Andy Warhol--and how his pop art took the world by storm. From drawing shoes for a shoe company to his Campbell's Soup cans and Marilyn Monroe prints, Andy made art out of the everyday. People claimed Andy's art wasn't real art, but that didn't stop him from making it, plus...
Art
McDonnell, Patrick 1956-
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A rhyming tribute to a budding young artist from bestselling, award-winning children's book author and illustrator Patrick McDonell, creator of the beloved comic strip MUTTS.   This is Art. And this is Art. Art and his art...  
Grandma in blue with red hat
Menchin, Scott
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When a young boy learns about what makes art special - sometimes it's beautiful, sometimes it's funny, sometimes it tells a story - he realizes that these same characteristics are what make his grandmother special, too. As a result, he finds the inspiration to create his own masterpiece that's...
Izzy paints
Miller, Tim 1972-
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"Izzy's happiness at creating something of their own and the simple but lively text make for a delightful and engaging read-aloud. A charming stroll through the imagination and a testament to the joys of creativity." --Kirkus Inspired by a museum visit, a young koala...
Georgia in Hawaii : when Georgia O'Keeffe painted what she pleased
Novesky, Amy.
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Georgia O'Keeffe's Hawaiian tour celebrates natural beauty and powerful artistic convictions.Georgia O'Keeffe was famous for painting exactly what she wanted, whether flowers or skulls. Who would ever dare to tell her what to paint? The Hawaiian Pineapple Company tried. Luckily for them, Georgia...
Fancy Nancy at the museum
O'Connor, Jane.
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Nancy's class is going on a trip to the museum. Even after a bumpy bus ride, Nancy finds a way to make the day extra-fancy in this Fancy Nancy story from the beloved New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Nancy's class is going on a...
The dot
Reynolds, Peter H. (Peter Hamilton) 1961-
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With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark -- and follow where it takes us. Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but...
Sky color
Reynolds, Peter H. (Peter Hamilton) 1961-
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The sky’s no limit as the author-illustrator of The Dot and Ish winds up his Creatrilogy with a whimsical tale about seeing the world a new way. Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can’t...
The noisy paint box : the colors and sounds of Kandinsky's abstract art
Rosenstock, Barb
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A Caldecott Honor Book Vasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy- he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers-like a proper artist...
Art lab for kids : 52 creative adventures in drawing, painting, printmaking, paper, and mixed media-for budding artists of all ages
Schwake, Susan.
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A refreshing source of ideas for creating fine art with children, Art Lab for Kids encourages the artist's own voice, marks, and style.
The artivist
Smith, Nikkolas 1985-
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An inspiring picture book about how children can combine art and activism in their daily lives. "They say I'm an artist. They say I'm an activist." When a young boy realizes the scope of inequities in the wider world, he's seized with the urge to do more. He...
Simon at the art museum
Soontornvat, Christina
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A little boy visits an art museum for the first time in this fun, sweet picture book about first experiences and seeing things from new perspectives. Simon is having a great time at the museum with his parents. There are slippery, slidey floors! Pigeons flying around the...
The artist
Vere, Ed
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USA TODAY BESTSELLER! A brave little artist goes on an epic adventure to share her creativity with the world in this picture book from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Ed Vere. It's an inspiring exploration of the creative spirit, perfect for fans of What Do You Do with an...
Mouse paint
Walsh, Ellen Stoll
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Un día tres ratones blancos descubren tres frascos con pintura roja, azul y amarilla. Tanto padres como hijos podrán apreciar esta presentación ligera de una lección en color.  One day three white mice discover three jars of paint--red, blue, and yellow. Both parents and children...
Art & Max
Wiesner, David
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Max and Arthur are friends who share an interest in painting. Arthur is an accomplished painter; Max is a beginner. Max's first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various artistic media, which turn out to have unexpected pitfalls. Although Max is...

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